Fertilisation in flowering plants practice exercise 1

Course: Grade 9 Integrated Science - Living things and their environment - Reproduction in plants

Quiz Questions (10 questions)

Question 1
How many sperm cells are released by the pollen tube into the ovule during fertilisation? (1 mark)
Question 2
What does the ovule become after fertilisation in flowering plants? (1 mark)
Question 3
What grows from the pollen grain down the style to the ovary during fertilisation? (1 mark)
Question 4
What is formed when a sperm cell fuses with the egg cell in the ovule of a flowering plant?  (1 mark)
Question 5
What is the name of the female reproductive part of a flower where pollen lands during fertilisation?  (1 mark)
Question 6
What is the process called when the male and female gametes join together in flowering plants? (1 mark)
Question 7
What is the role of the sticky substance on the stigma during fertilisation? (1 mark)
Question 8
What structure forms from the pollen grain after it adheres to the stigma?  (1 mark)
Question 9
What type of cells are carried in the pollen grain to fuse with the ovule during fertalisation?  (1 mark)
Question 10
Why is the growth of the pollen tube important for fertilisation to occur? (1 mark)

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