S K Jain and Shailesh K Jain Solutions for Chapter: Reproduction in Plants, Exercise 5: Chapter Based Formative Assessment

The cells involved in sexual reproduction are called _____. (one word answer)

Dandelion seeds are dispersed by _____.

Potato reproduces from seeds.

The cutting of the desired plant in grafting is called the scion.

In a flowering plant, fertilisation of the egg occurs in the ovule.

All flowers have both male and female parts in the same plant.

The transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of the same flower or of another flower of the same plant is called cross-pollination.

Solve the crossword puzzle with the help of given clues.

ACROSS

$1.$ Vegetative propagation by modified underground stem. $\left(6\right)$

$2.$ Fusion of an egg in the ovule with the male gamete. $\left(13\right)$

$3.$ Vegetative propagation by modified roots. $\left(7\right)$

$4.$ Multiply rapidly by fragmentation. $\left(5\right)$

$5.$ Concentrated solution of sugars produced in flowers. $\left(6\right)$

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$6.$ Reproduces by budding. $\left(5\right)$

$7.$ Grows fast, moves into the soil forming the root. $\left(7\right)$

$8.$ Transfer of pollen grains from the anther of the stamen to the stigma of the pistil. $\left(11\right)$

$9.$ The technique used in producing different modified varieties of fruits and flowers. $\left(8\right)$

$10.$ Its fruit have hooks and spines on their body. $\left(8\right)$