Fertilisation in flowering plants practice exercise 3

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

Quiz Questions (10 questions)

Question 1
A class planted passion fruits near a road. Despite blooming, the flowers failed to turn into fruits. What environmental condition could have interfered with fertilisation?  (1 mark)
Question 2
A flower in Eldoret produced no fruit after blooming. What fertilisation step may have failed? (1 mark)
Question 3
A flower was observed to produce a pollen tube, yet fruit formation did not occur. What might be the problem in this fertilisation process?  (1 mark)
Question 4
A mango flower received pollen, but no seed formed. What might be the reason despite pollen landing on the stigma? (1 mark)
Question 5
A pupil in Kisumu observed a pollen tube growing down a style. What does this allow to happen?  (1 mark)
Question 6
A student dissected a flower and found that the ovules were intact but no zygote had formed. What could have caused this?  (1 mark)
Question 7
After fertilisation in a flower, which part becomes the seed?  (1 mark)
Question 8
In a science experiment, students blocked the style of a flower using wax. Predict and explain the outcome of fertilisation. (2 marks)
Question 9
Ryan noticed pollen on a stigma in their school garden. What will likely happen next in the fertilisation process?  (1 mark)
Question 10
While visiting a flower farm in Naivasha, Achieng saw fruits developing from flowers. What process must have happened before fruit formation?  (1 mark)

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