Plant Reproduction and Development
Practice Test
1.
Reproduction from a leaf cutting is an example of what kind of reproduction?
a.
reproduction by runners
b.
sexual reproduction
c.
reproduction by bulbs
d.
asexual reproduction
Hint
2.
What is the female reproductive organ of a flower?
a.
stamen
b.
pistil
c.
petal
d.
sepal
Hint
3.
What kind of reproduction forms new plants not identical to the parents?
a.
sexual reproduction
b.
fission
c.
budding
d.
asexual reproduction
Hint
4.
What is a short underground stem surrounded by fleshy leaves that contain stored food?
a.
runner
b.
tuber
c.
bulb
d.
bud
Hint
5.
What do we call a stem that grows along the ground or in the air, and forms a new plant at its tip?
a.
tuber
b.
bulb
c.
runner
d.
bud
Hint
6.
What is the male reproductive organ of a flower?
a.
petal
b.
ovary
c.
stamen
d.
pistil
Hint
7.
Growth of a plant from the "eye" of a potato is what kind of reproduction?
a.
pollination
b.
fertilization
c.
sexual reproduction
d.
asexual reproduction
Hint
8.
What kind of reproduction involves only one parent plant?
a.
fertilization
b.
pollination
c.
asexual
d.
sexual
Hint
9.
What kind of reproduction does not use egg or sperm cells?
a.
sexual reproduction
b.
asexual reproduction
c.
pollination
d.
fertilization
Hint
10.
What is the process of removing a section from the stem of a plant and planting it to produce a new plant?
a.
cutting
b.
grafting
c.
runner
d.
tuber
Hint
