Life cycles of flowering plants, conifers, mosses and ferns

Grade 7 Science Worksheet

Circle the best answer.

1. 1.

   Bo's peach cycle reads: blossom is pollinated → sperm and egg join → ? → seed sprouts. What fills the blank?

   • The seed sprouts before the peach forms
   • The tree makes spores in its blossoms
   • The petals become the peach around the seed
   • The ovule becomes a seed; the ovary becomes the peach
2. 2.

   Esme's pine cycle reads: adult pine → ? → sperm and egg join in the ovule → seed forms on a cone scale. What fills the blank?

   • Bees carry pollen to a pine flower
   • Wind carries pollen to a seed cone
   • A seedling grows
   • Seeds form inside a fruit
3. 3.

   In spring, small cones on Jun's pine tree release clouds of yellow dust. What are these cones?

   • Pollen cones
   • Pine fruit
   • Seed cones
   • Pine flowers
4. 4.

   Kira reads about pine seeds. Where do they form?

   • Inside a fruit
   • Inside the pine's small flowers
   • On the scales of seed cones
   • In sori under the needles
5. 5.

   On a windy spring day, Luz flies a kite near pine trees. How does pine pollen reach a seed cone?

   • Birds carry it inside fruit
   • It swims through rainwater
   • Bees carry it from flower to flower
   • The wind carries it
6. 6.

   Noah's moss cycle reads: spore lands → thin threads grow → leafy moss → ? → stalk with a capsule grows. What fills the blank?

   • Wind carries pollen to a cone
   • A seed forms in a fruit
   • Sperm blows on a dry wind over to an egg cell
   • Sperm swims through water to an egg
7. 7.

   Pia's fern cycle reads: small heart-shaped plant → sperm swims to an egg → ? → adult fern. What fills the blank?

   • A seed forms and falls
   • A young fern grows
   • A fruit ripens
   • Pollen cones open
8. 8.

   Ren notices ferns and mosses grow thickest in damp, shady woods. Why do they need water to reproduce?

   • Wind carries their sperm more easily when damp
   • Their seeds need water to sprout
   • Their flowers need rain to open
   • Their sperm must swim to reach an egg
9. 9.

   Tala's moss patch dries out for a whole summer. What can't happen while it stays dry?

   • Sperm can't swim to the eggs
   • Its seeds can't fall
   • Wind can't carry its pollen to the eggs
   • Nothing changes, as moss needs no water
10. 10.

    Zee compares the steps in a fern's cycle. Which step needs a film of water?

    • Spores blowing away from the sori
    • Spores growing straight into new adult ferns on the soil
    • Sperm swimming to an egg on the small plant
    • Pollen blowing to a cone