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Question
What is the function of a flower?
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Solution
The function of a flower is to carry out sexual reproduction in plants through the formation of male and female gametes. Flowers ensure that the gametes fertilise to form seeds that further help in reproducing plants.
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(i) Name the part marked 'A' in the diagram.
(ii) How dose 'A' reachese part 'B'?
(iii) State the importance of the part 'C'.
(iv) What happens to the part marked 'D' after fertilisation is over?
A student while observing an embryo of a pea seed in the laboratory listed various parts of the embryo as given below:
Testa, Tegmen, Radicle, Plumule, Micropyle, Cotyledon.
On examining the list the teacher remarked that only three parts are correct. Select three correct parts from the above list:
(a) Testa, Radicle, Cotyleddon
(b) Tegmen, Radicle, Micropyle
(c) Cotyledon, Plumule, Testa
(d) Radicle, Cotyledon, Plumule
Name the parts labelled as A, B, C and D in the diagram given below:
What is the name of female part of a flower?
Where is the male gamete formed in flowering plants?
Multiple choice question. Tick (✓) the correct choice:
The male gamete is present inside the which germinates.
- the style
- the stigma
- the anther
- the ovary
What part is played by stamens and carpels in reproduction?
(a) Identify A, B and C in the given diagram and write their functions.
(b) Mention the role of gamete and zygote in sexually reproducing organisms.
Identify the odd. Stigma, Style, Pollen, Ovary.
Draw a diagram of the longitudinal section of a flower and label the following parts.
What is cleistogamy? Write one advantage and one disadvantage of it, to the plant.
Find an odd one out.
Observe the figure below. Write functions of the labelled parts.
The anther wall consists of four wall layers where ______
The seed that contains the future plant is called the ______
Variations occur as a result of ______
Which among the following statements are true for unisexual flowers?
- They possess both stamen and pistil
- They possess either stamen or pistil
- They exhibit cross pollination
- Unisexual flowers possessing only stamens cannot produce fruits
The ovaries of different flowers may contain ______.
What is the function of calyx?
