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15 Many plants have flowers.

flower
insect

(a) Which two parts of the flower attract insects?

Circle the two correct answers.

carpel nectary petal sepal stigma

[1]

(b) Complete the sentence.

Pollen fertilises the ovum. This produces . [1]

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5 The diagram shows the cross-section of a flower. For

Examiner's
Use

petal
anther

stigma

ovary

(a) Name the labelled part of the flower which

(i) attracts insects. [1]

(ii) contains pollen. [1]
(iii) is sticky and catches pollen. [1]

(b) Insects are often attracted to flowers because they are brightly coloured.

Name one other thing that attracts insects to flowers.

[1]

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12 Here is a diagram of a flower. For

Teacher's
Use
Some of its parts have been labelled with letters.

A B

(a) Write the letter for each part of the flower.

petal

male organ (stamen)

female organ (ovary)

[1]

(b) Complete the table to show the function of the named parts of the flower.

part of flower function

petal

male organ (stamen)

[2]

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4 One of the life processes is reproduction. For

Teacher's
Use
(a) Which part of the plant is needed for reproduction?

Tick (
) the correct box.

flower

leaf

stem

root

[1]

(b) Complete the sentence about seed production.

Choose words from this list.

nectar ovum pollen stamen

Seeds are formed when the from the male organ

fertilises the , which is the female sex cell. [2]

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10 Here is a word tree. For

Teacher's
Use
Five words have been made in the word tree.

Each word uses one letter from the word fertilisation.

1 f

2 d r l

3 i

4 g e r m i n a t i o n

5 i

Read each of the clues and complete the words 15 in the word tree.
Clue 4 has been done for you.

Clue 1 It contains seeds and can be very tasty.

Clue 2 The spreading around of seeds.

Clue 3 The movement of pollen from the male part of the flower to the
female part of the flower.

Clue 4 When seeds start to grow.

Clue 5 They carry pollen from one plant to another.

[4]

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14 Many plants have flowers.

(a) Look at this flower.

D
A
B
E
C

Which letter shows the female part of this flower?

Circle the correct answer.

A B C D E
[1]

(b) Look at this flower.

G
K
L

Which two letters show the male parts of this flower?

Circle the correct answer.

F and G G and H H and K K and L

[1]

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8 All flowering plants produce seeds. For

Examiner's
Use
(a) Why do plants need to produce seeds? Underline the correct word.

fertilisation germination growth reproduction [1]

(b) Which seed can be spread by attaching to an animals fur?

Tick (
) one box.

[1]

(c) What is the process called when seeds are spread away from a plant?
[1]

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7 Zucchini plants have male flowers and female flowers.

(a) Male flowers only contain male parts.

Here is a male flower.

What parts are in the male flower?

Circle one correct answer.

anther and filament

anther and ovary

ovary and filament

stigma and ovule

stigma and style

[1]

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1 Different seeds are dispersed in different ways. For

Teacher's
Use
Draw a line from each seed to the way of dispersal.

seed way of dispersal seed

animals

explosion

wind

[3]

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17 Adam and Mary investigate some factors that affect germination of bean For
Examiner's
seeds. They set up their experiment as shown in these diagrams. Use

(a) Write one factor they vary in their experiment.

[1]

(b) Write one factor they keep the same in their experiment.

[1]

(c) After one week, they look at their bean seeds and record their results in
these drawings.

jar A jar B jar C

kept in light at kept in dark at kept in a fridge
room temperature room temperature at 4 C

They write a conclusion from their results. Complete their conclusion.

Beans need to germinate. [1]

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4 Flowering plants have a life cycle.

Complete the stages in the life cycle.

One has been done for you.

Choose from the following words.

germination growth pollination seed dispersal seed production

1
5

2
4

fertilisation

[2]

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