Seed and Fruit Dispersal in Plants

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What is the site of fertilization in a plant?

  • Stigma
  • Anther
  • Style
  • Ovary (correct)

What is the primary function of flowers in the process of seed and fruit dispersal?

  • Ensuring the formation of the embryo through adaptations for pollination and fertilization (correct)
  • Protecting the embryo from environmental stress
  • Aiding in the fragmentation of plant organs
  • Activating the exploding seed pods

What type of flower has both pistil and stamen parts?

  • Pistillate
  • Dioecious
  • Stamenate
  • Monoecious (correct)

What is the function of the anther in a plant?

<p>Producing pollen (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a result of apomixis in plants?

<p>The creation of an embryo from diploid cells in the ovule (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of asexual reproduction in plants?

<p>Produces genetically identical offspring (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary characteristic of asexual reproduction in plants?

<p>The production of offspring that are genetically identical to the parent plant (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the flower supports the stigma?

<p>Style (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of vegetative propagation?

<p>The growth of a new plant from a stem cutting (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the fruit and seeds in the process of seed and fruit dispersal?

<p>To protect and aid in the propagation of the developing embryo (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What occurs when pollen is received by the stigma?

<p>Pollination (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the cotyledons?

<p>To store food (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the pollen tube?

<p>To extend between the cells of the style toward the ovary (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of double fertilization?

<p>The formation of a triploid endosperm and a diploid zygote (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the radicle?

<p>To absorb water and nutrients from the soil (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of fruit develops from a single flower with multiple separate carpels?

<p>Aggregate fruit (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the process by which plants grow new individuals from existing plant organs?

<p>Vegetative reproduction (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the process by which seeds are scattered away from the parent plant?

<p>Seed dispersal (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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