bees and apples are interdependent because...

they both make use of each other

Why is seed dispersal important

so that offspring do not compete with their parents

If self pollination occurs

the offspring will not have variety

We should preserve biodiversity

because many organisms may be useful to us

a male and a female gamete fuse

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Plants - Year 8

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Year 8 'Plants and their reproduction' unit revision quiz to match the Explore Science textbook and curriculum.

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1
The raw materials for photosynthesis are...
carbon dioxide and water
water and oxygen
glucose and water
oxygen and glucose
2
Strawberry plants can reproduce using
runners
sprinters
joggers
walkers
3
The seeds inside an apple are dispersed by...
the wind
being carried in the fur of animals
insects
animals that eat them
4
Which of these is an example of inherited variation in plants
being eaten by slugs
being used as a vegetable
having a disease
flower colour
5
bees and apples are interdependent because...
bees and apple trees are the same species
they both make use of each other
bees feed on apples
they both make things that humans like to eat.
6
Why is seed dispersal important
so that plants can reproduce asexually
so that offspring do not compete with their parents
so that animals have something to eat
so that plants can reproduce sexually
7
If self pollination occurs
offspring can never be produced
a plant will die
the bees will die
the offspring will not have variety
8
The first part of the plant to break out of a seed during germination is:
the root
the leaves
the shoot
the male gamete
9
In a flower, the anther...
makes nectar
receives pollen grains
contains the egg cell
makes pollen grains
10
Characteristics of conifers include having...
needle shaped leaves
a lack of xylem tissue
flowers
flat leaves
11
Primula vulgaris is the scientific name for wild primroses. What genus do they belong to?
Primula
Primula vulgaris
vulgaris
plants
12
What part of the seed is labelled X?
embryo
seed coat
zygote
food store
13
We should preserve biodiversity
to stop organisms producing hybrids
because many organisms may be useful to us
so that it is easier to tell organisms apart
to stop it going off
14
The flower in the drawing is pollinated by...
bacteria
an insect
the wind
an insect or the wind
15
Asexual reproduction needs
two parents
no parents
sperm and egg cells
only one parent
16
In which Kingdom to all the organisms have many cells, but no cell walls
fungus kingdom
animal kingdom
plant kingdom
United Kingdom
17
In the diagram, the part labelled Y is...
a pollen tube
a food store
a nectary
an egg cell
18
Which of these resources is always needed for germination?
carbon dioxide
water
light
nitrogen
19
On the diagram, the part labelled A is the...
ovary
stigma
style
anther
20
In fertilisation
a male and a female gamete fuse
male gametes are produced
a plant grows in some animal droppings
a fertilised egg cell grows into an embryo

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