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Fertilisation and seed dispersal

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  • What does the zygote develop into after cell division?
    Embryo
  • What is formed when the male nucleus fuses with the egg cell?
    Zygote
  • Where does fertilisation take place in a flower?
    In the ovule
  • Name one main part of a seed that protects it.
    Seed coat
  • What is the main function of a fruit?
    To protect and help disperse seeds
  • What stores food in the seed for the embryo?
    Food store
  • Which method of seed dispersal happens when fruits burst open?
    Explosive dispersal
  • Which structure develops into a fruit?
    Ovary
  • What is the transfer of pollen to the stigma called?
    Pollination
  • What grows from a pollen grain after it lands on the stigma?
    Pollen tube
  • Name one method of seed dispersal by animals
    Seeds eaten and passed out in faeces
  • Which two parts does the embryo develop into?
    Root and shoot
  • Which method of seed dispersal happens when fruits float?
    Water dispersal