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Ch. 1: Flowers
Matching
Key Terms
Match each the definition with the correct term. Write the letter of the answer on the line
before each definition. (2 pts. each)
____ 1. to sort into groups based on
similarities and differences
____ 2. to make more of the same kind
____ 3. a flowering plant that produces seeds
with one seed leaf and stored food
____ 4. a tiny cell that can grow into a new
fern or moss
a. fertilization
b. spore
c. pistil
d. monocot
e. pollination
f. classify
g. embryo
h. dormant
i. reproduce
j. stamen
____ 5. the part of a flower that makes pollen
____ 6. the part of the flower that makes the eggs
that grow into seeds
____ 7. the movement of pollen from a stamen
to a pistil
____ 8. the combination of material from a pollen
grain with an egg to form a seed
____ 9. the tiny part of the seed that can grow
into a new plant
____ 10. a seed in its resting stage
Multiple Choice
Key Concepts
Match each the definition with the correct term. Write the letter of the answer on the line
before each definition. (2 pts. each)
1. Scientist classify plants into two large groups based on how the plants
a. look
b. smell
c. reproduce
d. grow
2. Which of the following is a flowering plant?
a. a pine tree
b. a tulip
c. a fern
d. a moss
3. How are mosses and ferns alike?
a. They reproduce by forming spores.
b. They make their seeds inside of cones.
c. They have only one seed leaf.
d. They have very small flowers.
4. The part of a flower that makes pollen is called the
a. sepal
b. stamen
c. pistil
d. leaf
5. The eggs of a flower will grow into seeds when they are combined with
a. tassel
b. spore
c. sperm
d. sugar
6. A squash plant has two kinds of flowers on the same plant. Where will seeds form?
a. in both kinds of flowers
b. in the flowers with pistils
c. in the flowers with stamen
d. in the flowers with sepals
7. Pollination is the process by which pollen
a. causes allergic people to sneeze
b. fertilizes an egg
c. moves from a stamen to a pistil
d. is formed inside a plant
8. Where is an ovule located?
a. inside an ovary
b. inside a seed
c. at the top of a pistil
d. at the top of a stamen
9. In a dicot seed, the stored food is found
a. in the single seed leaf
b. around the single seed leaf
c. in the seed coat
d. in the two seed leaves
10. If a seed is hard and dry, then it is
a. dormant
b. sprouting
c. dead
d. fruiting
11. What is one thing all seeds need to start growing
a. wind
b. sunlight
c. dirt
d. water
12. A flowering plant is mature when it
a. is resting
b. germinates
c. has leaves and roots
d. produces seeds
Short Essay
Review
Use complete sentences to answer the following question. (5 pts. each)
1. You eat the many different vegetables. Describe four vegetables that you eat
different parts of or stages of the plant in its life cycle. List each vegetable and
the part or stage of its life cycle.
2. How are the life cycles of all flowering plants the same?
3. Can a plant reproduce if it does not make seeds? Explain why or why not.
4. Once a seed has germinated, what does it need to become a mature plant?
5. What is your favorite flower? Explain why.