Edexcel IGCSE Biology 3.3 Flower Structure and Pollination Questions

Identify flower structures, then explain how their positions and features help insects or wind transfer pollen.

Syllabus
First assessment 2019
Course
Biology 4BI1

Exam points

  • Identify flower structures, including the anther, stigma, style, ovary and petal, and state where pollen is produced and germinates.
  • Compare insect- and wind-pollinated flowers by their petals, anther and stigma positions, filament, nectaries, scent and pollen adaptations.
  • Trace pollen transfer to a stigma and explain how wind pollination affects the spacing of nut trees.

Edexcel IGCSE Biology 3.3 Flower Structure and Pollination Questions question 1

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A species of grass has a diploid chromosome number of 12.

The diagram shows a flower from the grass plant.

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Explain two ways this flower is adapted for wind pollination.
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