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Reproduction in Flowering Plants Answer Key

This document provides explanations for 10 multiple choice questions about reproduction in flowering plants. Key points covered include: 1) Double fertilization is unique to angiosperms and results in endosperm formation. 2) Stamens and carpels contain sperm and eggs. 3) Pollination usually leads to fertilization. 4) Gametophytes produce gametes through mitosis. 5) A pistil refers to a single or multiple fused carpels. 6) Seed maturation results in a hard coat and dormant embryo with endosperm food supply.

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Reproduction in Flowering Plants Answer Key

This document provides explanations for 10 multiple choice questions about reproduction in flowering plants. Key points covered include: 1) Double fertilization is unique to angiosperms and results in endosperm formation. 2) Stamens and carpels contain sperm and eggs. 3) Pollination usually leads to fertilization. 4) Gametophytes produce gametes through mitosis. 5) A pistil refers to a single or multiple fused carpels. 6) Seed maturation results in a hard coat and dormant embryo with endosperm food supply.

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Reproduction in Answer Key

Flowering Plants

1. Answer: C

Explanation: The union of the two sperms to the different nuclei of the embryo sac is called
double fertilization and the resulting endosperm is unique to angiosperms

2. Answer: A

Explanation: The stamens and carpels are reproductive organs containing sperm and eggs,
respectively.

3. Answer: B

Explanation: Pollination, the transfer of pollen from the anther to stigma, usually leads to
fertilization. After pollination, the pollen grain germinates on the stigma.

4. Answer: B

Explanation: During fertilization, each spore divides mitotically, becoming a multicellular


gametophyte, the plant’s haploid generation. The gametophyte produces gametes by mitosis.

5. Answer: B

Explanation: The term pistil is used to refer to a single carpel or a group of two or more
fused carpels.

6. Answer: A

Explanation: The result of embryonic development in the ovule is a mature seed and near
the end of its maturation, the seed loses most of its water and forms a hard, resistant seed coat.

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Reproduction in Answer Key
Flowering Plants

The embryo, surrounded by its endosperm food supply, becomes dormant and will not develop
further until the seed germinates. This condition is known as seed dormancy and is a key
evolutionary adaptation.

7. Answer: C

Explanation: Some monocots use a different mechanism for breaking ground at


germination. A protective sheath (called the coleoptile) surrounding the shoot pushes upward
and breaks through the soil. The shoot tip then grows up through the tunnel provided by the
sheath.

8. Answer: C

Explanation: Fruit is a matured ovary that acts as a vessel of the seed.

9. Answer: D

Explanation: Mature fruit can be either fleshy or dry. Examples of fleshy fruits are those of
oranges, plums, and grapes, where the ovary wall becomes soft during ripening. Dry fruits
include nuts and beans whose ovary walls dry out at maturity. The dry, wind-dispersed fruits of
grasses, harvested while on the plant, are major staple foods. These include cereal grains of
wheat, rice, and corn, which are easily mistaken for seeds.

10. Answer: B

Explanation: Germination usually begins when the seed takes up water, a process known as
imbibition. The hydrated seed expands, rupturing the coat. The inflow of water triggers
metabolic changes that restart the growth of the embryo. Enzymes begin digesting stored
nutrients in the endosperm or cotyledons, and these nutrients are transported to the growing
regions of the embryo.

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