Exercise: Reproduction in Plants

1. William knows that he can reproduce durian trees from seeds. He wants to find out if
a seed will grow after it is boiled in water. He prepares 2 set-ups as shown below.

(a) List 2 variables that William must keep the same in order to ensure that the test is
fair.

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(b) Which seed (in Set-up A or Set-up B) will not grow after 2 weeks?

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(c) Give a reason for your answer in (b).

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2. The diagram below shows a flowering plant.

(a) What does part A plant develop into after pollination?

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(b) State how useful part B is to the plant?

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(c) Part C is removed from the plant.
Explain what will happen to the plant after a few days.

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3. Sue Lynn observed and recorded the number of wild plants, X and Y, on a piece of
land. After a few months, she examined the same piece of land again.
Her observations are shown below.

(a) State the methods of dispersal of fruits/ seeds of plants X and Y and give a reason
for each of your answers:

Plant

Method(s) of
fruit/ seed dispersal

Reason

X
Y

(b) Give an example of a plant with seeds of fruits which share the same method of fruit
dispersal as fruits of plant X.

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4.John cut open 2 fruits as shown below. Both fruits are sweet, fleshy and brightly
coloured.

(a) Explain why it is important for seeds to be dispersed far away from the parent plant.

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(b) The seeds of Fruit A are not digestible. The seed of Fruit B is large and hard.
Describe the differences in the process of seed dispersal for the two fruits.

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5. (a) What role does pollination do to help the flowering plant to continue its own kind?

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(b) Study the diagram of the flower below carefully.

Based on the diagram above, how do you think the flower is pollinated? Give a reason
for your answer.

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Homework -12/6/12

1. Desmond found the fruit as shown while walking to school.

Based on the structure of the fruit, Desmond drew the diagram below to show how the
fruit would be dispersed. Desmond's teacher said that his diagram was wrong.

Using the same type and number of symbols shown in Diagram B, draw how the fruit will
be dispersed correctly.

2. Shaun conducted an experiment to find out the conditions required for the
germination of seeds. He used four similar seeds, P, Q, R and S, in his experiment. The
table below shows the physical conditions that were provided for each of the seeds.

Physical Conditions
Seed

Air
Water

Light

Temperature
(C)

Absent

Present

Present

50

Present

Absent

Present

Present

Present

Absent

32

Absent

Present

Absent

25

(a) Shaun was told that his test was not a fair one. What should he have done to ensure
a fair test?

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(b) After a few days, Shaun observed that one of seeds germinated. Which seed P, Q, R
and S germinated?

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(c) In his experiment, Shaun placed his seeds on cotton wool instead of garden soil.
Explain why there was no need to use garden soil for his experiment.

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