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(a) Production of new individuals from the vegetative part of parent is called ____.

(b) A flower may have either male or female reproductive parts. Such a flower is called _.

(c) The transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of the same or of another flower of the same kind is known as _.

(d) The fusion of male and female gametes is termed as __.

(e) Seed dispersal takes place by means of _, _ and _____.

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(a) Production of new individuals from the vegetative part of parent is called vegetative propagation.

(b) A flower may have either male or female reproductive parts. Such a flower is called unisexual.

(c) The transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of the same or of another flower of the same kind is known as pollination.

(d) The fusion of male and female gametes is termed as fertilisation.

(e) Seed dispersal takes place by means of wind, water and animals.

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Fill in the blanks:

(a) Production of new individuals from the vegetative part of parent is called ________.

(b) A flower may have either male or female reproductive parts. Such a flower is called _________.

(c) The transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of the same or of another flower of the same kind is known as _________.

(d) The fusion of male and female gametes is termed as __________.

(e) Seed dispersal takes place by means of _________, _________ and _________.

Q. Question 1 (b)
Fill in the blanks:
(b) A flower may have either male or female reproductive parts. Such a flower is called___

Q. A flower may have either male or female reproductive parts. Such a flower is called ________.

Give one word/term for the following :
(a) A flower containing both male and female parts
(b) Arrangement of flowers on a twig/stem
(c) When pollen grains of a flower reach the stigma of the same flower.
(d) When maturation time of reproductive parts in a flower is different.
(e) When stigma and anthers do not grow up to same height, which favours only cross-pollination ?
(f) Pollination of flowers by insects.
(g) Pollination of flowers by birds.

Q. Fill in the following blanks with suitable words :
(a) Pollen grains contain ............ gametes of a plant.
(b) Ovules contain ......... gametes of a plant.
(c) The ovary of a flower becomes ....... after fertilisation.
(d) The ovule becomes a .......... after fertilisation.
(e) Flowering plants reproduce by ...........method of reproduction.
(f) The female organ of reproduction in the flower is the...........
(g) The male organ of reproduction in the flower is the.......... .
(h) The name of the structure in the flower in which the male gamete is formed is...........
(i) The.......... at the base of the carpel contains egg cells.
(j) The term used to refer to the transfer of pollen from the stamen of one flower to the carpel of another flower of the same species is...........
(k) The cells involved in sexual reproduction are called .............
(l) Fusion of gametes gives rise to a single cell called ............
(m) The process of fusion of gametes is called .............
(n) A multicellular animal starts its life from a ........... through sexual reproduction.
(o) The union of a sperm nucleus with an egg nucleus is known as.......... and results in a .........egg.
(p) The menstrual cycle is controlled by.............

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