Beaconhouse school system

Juniper Campus
Quetta.

Biology asseaament 2011

Class: XC Time: 40 mins

Total marks : 30

Q1. labelle the missing parts of the folowing diagram: (4)

Q2. Complete flowers have all four parts, but some flowers are incomplete.
Some plants have separate male and female flowers. Draw an incomplete
female flower next to the complete flower in the diagram. (4)
Q3. Fill in the blanks. (5)

i. The petals of a flower have two functions. What are they?

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ii. For plants to make seeds, the pollen from the _______________ of one
flower needs to reach the _________________ of another flower.
iii. A variety of critters carry pollen from one flower to another and are called
____________________.
iv. Name at least four critters that might be pollinators:
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v. Self-pollination occurs when pollen fertilizes the eggs of the same flower
or plant. Draw anarrow from an anther to a stigma to show self-pollination.

Q4. Use the diagram to answer the questions. (4)

(a) Label the diagram with the following parts of a flower.
i.—male part of the flower; pollen is made in the anther
ii.—female part of the flower; the ovary will become the fruit
iii.—often brightly colored to attract insects and birds
iv.—protect the flower bud
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(b). Each statement below goes with one of the stages of the reproductive
cycle of flowering plants shown in the diagram. Write the letter from the
diagram on the line in front of the statement it goes with. (3)

i. _________ The ovary enlarges around the fertilized ovules to form a fruit.
ii. _________ Sperm cells from the pollen fertilize the egg and the central
 cell.
iii. _________ When there is enough water and the correct temperature, the
seed germinates.The roots and stem start to grow.

Q5. Fruits are another way that flowering plants attract animals. How does it
help a plant to have an animal eat the fruit? (1.5)
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Q6. Choose the correct option from the following to complete the sentenc.(5)
i. Seeds are produced within the __________ of a plant.
a. stem b. roots c. fruit d. leaves
ii. A ______ seed is waiting for the right conditions to develop.
a. germinating b. lazy c. genetic d. dormant
iii. The development process of a seed is called __________.
a. photosynthesis b. germination c. transpiration d. dormancy
iv. The __________ is the protective covering of a seed.
a. stem b. hilum c. seed coat d. micropyle
v. The scar where the seed was attached to the fruit is the ________.
a. stem b. hilum c. seed coat d. micropyle
vi. Pollen enters the seed through the ________.
a. stem b. hilum c. seed coat d. micropyle
vii. Inside the seed, the _________ forms a tiny root.
a. radicle b. cotyledon c. hypocotyl d. epicotyl
viii. The baby stem is formed by the _________.
a. radicle b. cotyledon c. hypocotyl d. epicotyl
ix. The first leaves are formed by the ________.
a. radicle b. cotyledon c. hypocotyl d. epicotyl
x. The _______ provides food for the new plant.
a. radicle b. cotyledon c. hypocotyl d. epicotyl
xi..Label the diagram. (3.5)

a. _____________________
b. _____________________
c. _____________________
d. _____________________
e. _____________________
f. _____________________
g. _____________________