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Question 1

The transfer of pollen from anther to stigma is called

Answer 1

pollination

Question 2

A fruit is a ripened __.

Answer 2

Ovary

Question 3

Fruits fall off the tree because of

Answer 3

the formation of the abscission layer

Question 4

A what specializes in growing plants.

Answer 4

horticulturist

Question 5

What do you call a period of inactivity for an organism?

Answer 5

Dormancy

Question 6

The sprouting of a seed is also called ___.

Answer 6

germination

Question 7

A simple fruit with small dry seeds and winglike structures is called a

Answer 7

Samara

Question 8

Growing a new plant from a piece of the old plant is called

Answer 8

vegetative reproduction

Question 9

A seed with a relatively thin shell is called a(n)

Answer 9

achene

Question 10

What is the primary purpose of a flower?

Answer 10

to make seeds for reproduction

Question 11

Changes in the length of day and night determine when

Answer 11

plants flower.

Question 12

A fruit that forms from one flower with multiple pistils is a(n)

Answer 12

aggregate fruit

Question 13

What do you call the stem to which a flower is attached?

Answer 13

pedicel

Question 14

What do you call a simple fruit with a fleshy outer layer and an inner woody layer called a stone?

Answer 14

Drupe

Question 15

What type of fruit is a watermelon?

Answer 15

Berry

Question 16

What are the four basic parts of a complete flower?

Answer 16

stamens, sepals, pistils, and petals

Question 17

What do you call a flower that lacks one of the four basic parts?

Answer 17

incomplete

Question 18

The three main parts of the seed are the

Answer 18

endosperm, seed coat, and embryo

Question 19

A fruit that forms from multiple flowers is a(n)

Answer 19

multiple fruit

Question 20

What type of fruit is a peach?

Answer 20

drupe

Question 21

The fusing of the sperm and ovule is called

Answer 21

fertilization

Question 22

What type of fruit is an apple?

Answer 22

pome

Question 23

The primary function of the fruit is to

Answer 23

scatter seeds

Question 24

Photoperiodism determines when

Answer 24

plants flower.

Question 25

A simple fruit with a fleshy juicy ovary is called a

Answer 25

Berry

Question 26

A cluster of flowers on one stem is called a(n)

Answer 26

inflorescence

Question 27

A plant with male and female flowers on separate plants is described as

Answer 27

dioecious

Question 28

When both male and female flowers are found on the same plant it is described as

Answer 28

monoecious

Question 29

A fruit that forms from one flower with one pistil is a(n)

Answer 29

simple fruit

Question 30

When something other than the fruit scatters the seeds, it is called

Answer 30

Agent dispersal

Question 31

What type of fruit is a strawberry?

Answer 31

aggregate

Question 32

What are the four most important outside agents that scatter seeds

Answer 32

wind
man
water
animals

Question 33

Check all that apply A flower that only has stamens but no pistils is _?

Answer 33

staminate
incomplete
male

Question 34

A pod with seeds is called a(n)

Answer 34

legume

Question 35

Check all that apply - A flower that has pistils but no stamens is called _?

Answer 35

incomplete
pistillate
female

Question 36

A seed with a hard shell is called a

Answer 36

Nut

Question 37

A seed with a shell that can only be removed by milling is called a(n)

Answer 37

grain

Question 38

What is the primary purpose of a flower?

Answer 38

The main purpose of flowers is to attract pollinators to the plant’s pollen so that the reproductive cycle can be continued.

Question 39

Define “inflorescence”.

Answer 39

the process of flowering; blossoming.

Question 40

What is fruit?

Answer 40

the fleshy or dry ripened ovary of a flowering plant, enclosing the seed or seeds.

Question 41

Pollination

Answer 41

fertilization in plants

Question 42

Fertilization

Answer 42

. Fertilization refers to the fusion of male and female gametes.

Question 43

self-pollination

Answer 43

when a plant’s own pollen fertilizes its own ovule

Question 44

cross pollination.

Answer 44

Cross-pollination is the process where pollen is transferred from the male reproductive organs of one plant to the female reproductive organs of another plan

Question 45

What are three ways the design of a flower encourages pollination?

Answer 45

The design of a flower encourages pollination through vibrant colors and shapes attracting pollinators, the production of scents and nectar as rewards, and strategic placement of reproductive organs to minimize self-pollination and promote cross-pollination.

Question 46

Describe how a sperm cell in a pollen grain reaches an ovule in the ovary so that fertilization can take place.

Answer 46

After the pollen lands on the stigma, a tube grows from the pollen grain through the style to the ovary. Inside the ovary are ovules. Each ovule contains an egg. Sperm cells within the pollen grain move down the pollen tube and into an ovule.

Question 47

What is the difference between sexual reproduction and vegetative reproduction?

Answer 47

Sexual propagation involves the floral parts of a plant. Asexual propagation involves taking a part of one parent plant and causing it to regenerate itself into a new plant.

Question 48

Which part of the flower forms the fruit?

Answer 48

The ovary

Question 49

What is the primary function of a fruit?

Answer 49

spread the seeds and allow the plant to reproduce.

Question 50

What are the three main parts of a seed?

Answer 50

embryo, endosperm, and seed coaT.