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Plant Reproduction
Multiple Choice
Write the letter of the correct answer on your answer document.
1.Plants who take two years to complete their life cycles are called
a. sporophyte
c. biennials
b. annuals
d. perennials
2.Which is a disadvantage of reproducing asexually
a. one parent can quickly produce many identical offspring with the exact same DNA
b. the offspring has the same DNA and may not survive environmental changes
c. offspring may have characteristics that help them survive environmental changes
d. none of the above
3.The fruit of a plant is actually the plant’s…
a. ovary
b. seed
c. ovules
d. none of the above
4.Germination begins when a seed
a. is dispersed.
b. grows leaves.
c. uses its stored food.
d. absorbs water.
5.An offspring that is the result of asexual reproduction
a. has two parents.
b. developed from a zygote.
c. inherited genes from two parents.
d. is genetically identical to its parent.
6.Which of the following is NOT a female part of a flowering plant?
a. stigma
b. style
c. anther
d. ovary
7.Which of the following is NOT true about gymnosperms
a. they reproduce using cones
c. some plants produce no cones
b. some cones are male/some are female d. they reproduce using flowers
8.Budding is a form of
a. sexual reproduction.
b. gestation.
c. asexual reproduction.
d. complete metamorphosis.
9. The openings in leaves that allow plants to respire are called
a. stomata.
c. xylem.
b. cambium.
d. phloem.
10.Which is one advantage of sexual reproduction?
a. More offspring are produced.
b. More offspring survive to maturity.
c. The offspring have more genetic variation.
d. The offspring and the parents are identical.
11. Roots do all of the following EXCEPT
a. anchor the plant in the ground
b. collect sunlight necessary for photosynthesis
c. absorb water and minerals
d. sometimes store food
12. Plants who take one year to complete their life cycles are called
a. sporophyte
c. biennials
b. annuals
d. perennials
13. A pair of light and dark rings on a tree represent
a. one season’s growth
c. one year’s growth
b. two year’s growth
d. nothing
14. In a gymnosperm, eggs develop in
a. a flower’s ovary
c. a fruit
b. the base of each scale on a cone
d. none of the above
15. Which of the following is NOT a male part of a flower?
a. anther
c. style
b. filament
d. stamen
True or False
16. The life cycle of perennial is less than two years.
17. A zygote is a fertilized egg.
18. Gymnosperms are flower producing plants.
19. All cones are both female and male.
20. Inside seeds are partially developed plants.
Matching
21. asexual reproduction
a. occurs outside the female’s body
22. sexual reproduction
b. offspring are identical replicas of parent with same DNA
23. internal fertilization
c. length of time between fertilization and birth
24. external fertilization
d. offspring have a blend of DNA from parents
25. gestation period
e. occurs inside the female’s body
26. pollination
a. occurs when a sperm cell unites with an egg cell
27. germination
b. a fertilized egg cell
28. embryo
c. when the embryo begins to grown and pushes out of the seed.
29. transpiration
d. the process by which water evaporates from a plant’s leaves
30. fertilization
e. transfer of pollen from male to female reproductive plant structures
31. zygote
f. young plant that develops from a zygote; has the beginnings of a
plant’s parts: stem, roots, leaves, etc…
Label the plant parts
32. stamen
33. pistil
34. sepal
35. petal
36. filament
37. style
38. stigma
39.anther
40. ovary