Fruit formation in flowering plants practice exercise 1

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

Quiz Questions (12 questions)

Question 1

Explain the role of the endosperm formed during double fertilisation. (1 mark)

Question 2

Name and describe the three layers of the pericarp that form the structure of a fruit. (3 marks)

Question 3

Name and describe the three layers of the pericarp that form the structure of a fruit. (3 marks)

Question 4

Name and describe the three layers of the pericarp that form the structure of a fruit. (3 marks)

Question 5

Name one function of the fruit in a flowering plant. (1 mark)

Question 6

State two examples of how fruits help in seed dispersal. (2 marks)

Question 7

What happens to the other floral parts like petals and stamens after fertilisation, and why? (1 mark)

Question 8

What happens to the ovary of a flower after fertilisation in a flowering plant? (1 mark)

Question 9

What is the name of the wall that forms from the ovary wall after fertilisation? (1 mark)

Question 10

What part of the flower becomes the seed? (1 mark)

Question 11

What structural change occurs to the ovary wall after fertilisation and what is its new name? (2 marks)

Question 12

Which plant part develops into the seed after fertilisation and what specific structure within it becomes the embryo? (1 mark)

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