PLANT TYPES
Is a sunflower a flowering or non-flowering plant?
Flowering plant.
Which colourful flower part helps attract insects?
Petal.
Bees can carry something from one flower to another. What is it?
Pollen.
Dandelion seeds are light and can float through the air. How are they spread?
Wind.
What is the protective outer covering of a seed called?
Seed coat.
Ferns do not produce flowers. What type of plants are they?
Non-flowering plants
I protect the flower before it opens. What am I?
Sepal.
What sweet liquid do flowers produce to provide food for insects?
Sweet nectar.
Some seeds float and travel in rivers or oceans. Which dispersal method is this?
Water.
What do we call the tiny young plant inside a seed?
Embryo.
What is the main difference between flowering and non-flowering plants?
Flowering plants produce flowers; non-flowering plants do not.
Which part of the flower receives pollen during pollination?
Stigma.
Name TWO adaptations that help flowers attract insects without providing food.
Colourful petals and scent.
A seed has small hooks that stick to a dog's fur. How will it be dispersed?
Animals.
Name THREE conditions seeds need to germinate.
Water, air and a suitable temperature.
True or False? All plants produce flowers during their life cycle. Explain.
False. Some plants, such as ferns and mosses, do not produce flowers.
Name the two parts of the stamen. Which one makes or contains pollen?
Anther and filament. The anther makes or contains pollen.
How can the shape of a flower help insects during pollination?
The flower's shape helps guide insects towards the nectar and pollen.
Some fruits suddenly burst open, throwing their seeds away. What is this method called?
Explosive fruits.
Put these germination stages in the correct order: shoot, seedling, radicle, seed.
Seed → radicle → shoot → seedling.
A plant produces flowers and later develops a fruit containing seeds. Explain what happens to the ovary after fertilization.
The ovary can develop into a fruit after fertilization.
What is the difference between the ovary and the ovules?
The ovary contains the ovules and can develop into a fruit. The ovules can develop into seeds after fertilization.
Explain the pollen journey using the words anther, pollen, and stigma. What can happen after pollination?
Pollen is transferred from the anther to the stigma. After pollination, fertilization can take place.
Explain how THREE different seed adaptations help seeds travel away from the parent plant.
Light seeds travel by wind; floating seeds travel by water; hooked seeds stick to animals.
Put the FIVE stages of a flowering plant's life cycle in the correct order, starting with a seed.
Seed → germinating seed → seedling → flowering plant → fruit with seeds.