Name
Date
Class
Plant Reproduction
On a separate sheet of paper, describe the two stages of a plant life cycle.
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Name
Date
Class
Plant Reproduction
Understanding Main Ideas
Answer the following questions in the spaces provided. Use a separate sheet of paper if
you need more room.
1. Describe the two stages of a plant’s life cycle.
2. Describe how angiosperms are classified according to the length of
their life cycle.
3. What happens during fertilization?
4. What are the steps in angiosperm reproduction?
Building Vocabulary
Fill in the blank to complete each statement.
5. A fertilized egg is called a(n)
.
6. When pollen lands on the stigma of a flower,
occurs.
7. A(n)
is a ripened ovary.
8. A plant that lives for two years and flowers in the second year is
called a(n)
.
9. The reproductive structure of a gymnosperm is the
.
10. Egg cells develop inside a structure called a(n)
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