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Science Quiz - Plant Reproduction (Questions)

Plants reproduce in different ways, from making seeds inside flowers to growing new plants from bulbs or runners. In KS2 Science, pupils learn how life continues.

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Fascinating Fact:

Seeds are protected inside fruits, which can tempt animals to eat them and spread them elsewhere.

In KS2 Science, pupils discover how plants make sure their species survives. Flowers, fruits, seeds, and other structures all play a part in reproduction and dispersal.

Key Terms

Pollination: The transfer of pollen from one flower to another, often by insects or wind.
Seed dispersal: The spreading of seeds away from the parent plant to grow elsewhere.
Germination: The process where a seed begins to grow into a new plant.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What is plant reproduction in KS2 Science?

Plant reproduction is the way plants make new plants. It can happen through flowers making seeds, or by other methods like bulbs and runners.

How do seeds spread to new places?

Seeds spread by wind, water, animals, or even by bursting from pods. This helps plants grow in new areas away from the parent plant.

Why is pollination important for plants?

Pollination is important because it allows plants to produce seeds. Without pollination, most flowering plants could not reproduce successfully.

Try These Related Quizzes

1.

Pollen grains are contained in which part of a flower?

[ ]	The anthers
[ ]	The styles
[ ]	The petals
[ ]	The sepals

2.

Which one of these is not a female part of a flower?

[ ]	Style
[ ]	Stigma
[ ]	Ovary
[ ]	Stamen

3.

Pollen must be transferred to which part of the flower for pollination to occur?

[ ]	Stigma
[ ]	Petals
[ ]	Sepals
[ ]	Stem

4.

Some flowers are pollinated by insects. What do other types of flowers use to pollinate them?

[ ]	Dying
[ ]	The wind
[ ]	Fertilisation
[ ]	Magic

5.

How does a flower's scent and bright colour help it to reproduce?

[ ]	Non-colourful flowers do not produce pollen
[ ]	Scent and colour attracts people
[ ]	Scent and colour attracts insects
[ ]	All of the above

6.

Which of these describes fertilisation?

[ ]	A pollen grain joins with an egg in the flower's ovary
[ ]	An insect transfers pollen to the stigma
[ ]	A flower disperses its seeds
[ ]	The wind blows the pollen grains from the anthers

7.

After a flower is fertilised, it dies, but its ovary grows into what?

[ ]	A new flower
[ ]	A new plant
[ ]	A fruit
[ ]	A herb

8.

Seeds cannot stay on the parent plant. What must happen to the seeds in In order for them to grow?

[ ]	They must be expelled
[ ]	They must be fertilised
[ ]	They must be pollinated
[ ]	They must be dispersed

9.

Which of these is not a method of seed dispersal?

[ ]	Animals eat the fruit, expelling the seeds
[ ]	The wind blows the seeds away
[ ]	Insects visit the flower
[ ]	The seed pod explodes, scattering the seeds

10.

What is germination?

[ ]	When a flower is pollinated
[ ]	When a seed begins to grow
[ ]	When the seeds leave the parent plant
[ ]	When the pollen meets the egg

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Pollination and seed spreading

Science Quiz - Plant Reproduction (Answers)

1.

Pollen grains are contained in which part of a flower?

[x]	The anthers
[ ]	The styles
[ ]	The petals
[ ]	The sepals

The anther is part of the stamen

2.

Which one of these is not a female part of a flower?

[ ]	Style
[ ]	Stigma
[ ]	Ovary
[x]	Stamen

The 'men' in 'stamen' is a helpful reminder that the stamen is a male part of the flower. The stigma, style and ovary together form the carpel, which is female

3.

Pollen must be transferred to which part of the flower for pollination to occur?

[x]	Stigma
[ ]	Petals
[ ]	Sepals
[ ]	Stem

The stigma is the tip of the carpel

4.

Some flowers are pollinated by insects. What do other types of flowers use to pollinate them?

[ ]	Dying
[x]	The wind
[ ]	Fertilisation
[ ]	Magic

Plants pollinated by the wind usually have less colourful flowers

5.

How does a flower's scent and bright colour help it to reproduce?

[ ]	Non-colourful flowers do not produce pollen
[ ]	Scent and colour attracts people
[x]	Scent and colour attracts insects
[ ]	All of the above

The scent and the colour advertise the flower to insects. The insects go there to get nectar but carry pollen from flower to flower as they do

6.

Which of these describes fertilisation?

[x]	A pollen grain joins with an egg in the flower's ovary
[ ]	An insect transfers pollen to the stigma
[ ]	A flower disperses its seeds
[ ]	The wind blows the pollen grains from the anthers

Cells travel from the pollen to the egg and fertilise it

7.

After a flower is fertilised, it dies, but its ovary grows into what?

[ ]	A new flower
[ ]	A new plant
[x]	A fruit
[ ]	A herb

Fruits contain the seeds which will be able to grow into new plants

8.

Seeds cannot stay on the parent plant. What must happen to the seeds in In order for them to grow?

[ ]	They must be expelled
[ ]	They must be fertilised
[ ]	They must be pollinated
[x]	They must be dispersed

'Dispersed' means spread over as wide an area as possible

9.

Which of these is not a method of seed dispersal?

[ ]	Animals eat the fruit, expelling the seeds
[ ]	The wind blows the seeds away
[x]	Insects visit the flower
[ ]	The seed pod explodes, scattering the seeds

Insects visit the flower during pollination, not dispersal

10.

What is germination?

[ ]	When a flower is pollinated
[x]	When a seed begins to grow
[ ]	When the seeds leave the parent plant
[ ]	When the pollen meets the egg

Seeds need warmth, water and a safe place to germinate