How is fruit important to flowering plant reproduction?(1 point)

Responses

Fruits supply water to growing seeds.
Fruits supply water to growing seeds.

Humans love fruit and will plant more of them.
Humans love fruit and will plant more of them.

Plants produce fruit to protect the fertilized seeds and to be attractive to animals that can spread the seeds.
Plants produce fruit to protect the fertilized seeds and to be attractive to animals that can spread the seeds.

Pollinators carry pollen to fruits to support reproduction.
Pollinators carry pollen to fruits to support reproduction.
Question 2
How could you help a flower reproduce?(1 point)
Responses

Move pollen from a male stamen to the female pistil.
Move pollen from a male stamen to the female pistil.

Move pollen from the male pistil to the female stamen.
Move pollen from the male pistil to the female stamen.

Plant its spores in rich soil.
Plant its spores in rich soil.

Move the pollen from the male cone to the female cone.
Move the pollen from the male cone to the female cone.
Question 3
What substance must transfer from the stamen to the pistil of a plant to enable the flower to reproduce?(1 point)
Responses

seeds
seeds

ovules
ovules

spores
spores

pollen
pollen
Question 4
Some flowers are long and narrow. Which pollinator would this flower be designed to attract?(1 point)
Responses

bats
bats

hummingbirds
hummingbirds

owls
owls

butterflies
butterflies
Question 5
Which TWO of the following behaviors contributed to the extinction of the dodo bird?(2 points)
Responses

The grounds where birds build their nests were taken over to build homes and buildings for the settlers.
The grounds where birds build their nests were taken over to build homes and buildings for the settlers.

The birds were isolated on an island.
The birds were isolated on an island.

Dodo birds could not fly because they had no wings
Dodo birds could not fly because they had no wings

Female dodo birds laid many eggs
Female dodo birds laid many eggs
Question 6
Animals have multiple ways to reproduce. Which behavior could be harmful to reproduction?(1 point)
Responses

Carrying pollen from one flower to another.
Carrying pollen from one flower to another.

Dispersing the seeds in droppings as they fly.
Dispersing the seeds in droppings as they fly.

Relying on seasonal food sources.
Relying on seasonal food sources.

Defending their territory in order to secure their food supply.
Defending their territory in order to secure their food supply.

1 answer

Here are the correct answers for each question based on the context provided:

Question 1:
Plants produce fruit to protect the fertilized seeds and to be attractive to animals that can spread the seeds.

Question 2:
Move pollen from a male stamen to the female pistil.

Question 3:
pollen

Question 4:
hummingbirds

Question 5:
The two behaviors that contributed to the extinction of the dodo bird are:

  1. The grounds where birds build their nests were taken over to build homes and buildings for the settlers.
  2. The birds were isolated on an island.

Question 6:
Relying on seasonal food sources.

These answers reflect the important concepts related to plant reproduction, pollinators, and animal behaviors impacting extinction.