Plant Fertilisation
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Cambridge Rule: "Fertilisation" requires the word nucleus — writing "gametes fuse" or "pollen fuses with egg" will score zero marks.
State precisely what happens during fertilisation in a flowering plant.
Which of the following is the correct definition of fertilisation in plants?
Describe the journey of the male nucleus from the pollen grain to the ovule during fertilisation.
Name the structure that the male nucleus travels through to reach the ovule.
Explain why fertilisation in plants is described as 'fusion of nuclei' and not 'fusion of cells'.
After fertilisation, state what the ovule develops into.
After fertilisation, state what the ovary wall develops into.
Describe the changes that occur after fertilisation to produce a seed and a fruit from a flower. Include both the ovule and the ovary in your answer.
What is the significance of the seed containing a food store?
Explain why seed dispersal is important following fertilisation and the development of the fruit.
A student writes: 'Pollination is the fusing of gametes to form a zygote.' Identify TWO errors in this statement and write a corrected version.
Distinguish between pollination and fertilisation in plants.
A student states: 'After fertilisation, the ovule becomes the fruit and the ovary becomes the seed.' Correct this statement.
A student confuses self-pollination with fertilisation. Explain the difference between these two processes, and describe what must happen between pollination and fertilisation.
Explain why a fruit that contains many seeds must have been fertilised many times.
Golden Keyword Registry — Plant Fertilisation
Fertilisation Definition
Post-Fertilisation
Key Distinctions
Limitless · IGCSE Biology 0610 · Topic 16.3.8 · Plant Fertilisation Exam
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