Chapter 16

Question 1

Fertilisation

Answer 1

The fusion of the nuclei from a male gamete (sperm) and a female gamete (egg cell)

Question 2

Asexual reproduction

Answer 2

The process resulting in the production of genetically identical offspring from one parent

Question 3

Pollination

Answer 3

The transfer of pollen grains from the anther to a stigma

Question 4

Sexual reproduction

Answer 4

A process involving the fusion of gametes (sex cells) to form a zygote and the production of offspring that are genetically different from each other

Question 5

Sexually transmitted infection (STI)

Answer 5

An infection that is transmitted through sexual contact

Question 6

Cross-pollination

Answer 6

The transfer of pollen grains from the anther of a flower to the stigma of a flower on a different plant of the same species

Question 7

Self-pollination

Answer 7

The transfer of pollen grains from the anther of a flower to the stigma of the same flower, or a different flower on the same plant