Life cycles of flowering plants, conifers, mosses and ferns

Grade 7 Science Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.

1. 1.

   Ari studies a sunflower's life cycle. The plant has opened its flowers. What comes next in the cycle?

   • The seed sprouts
   • A seed forms in the fruit
   • Pollen reaches the stigma
   • Spores drop from the leaves
2. 2.

   In Esme's flower cycle, a seed has formed inside a fruit. Which step comes next?

   • The fruit turns back into a flower
   • A spore grows a heart-shaped plant
   • Pollen reaches the stigma
   • The seed sprouts into a seedling
3. 3.

   Kira reads about a pine tree, a conifer. What does a pine make to start new trees?

   • Seeds on the scales of cones
   • Seeds inside fruit
   • Spores in sori
   • Spores in a capsule
4. 4.

   Luz finds soft green moss on a rock. What does moss make to start new plants?

   • Spores, in a capsule on a stalk
   • Seeds inside a small fruit
   • Seeds, in a capsule on a stalk
   • Pollen, in small cones
5. 5.

   Milo turns over a fern frond and sees rows of brown dots. What are the dots?

   • Pollen cones
   • Tiny flowers
   • Seeds, ready to fall
   • Sori, where spores form
6. 6.

   Moss on Noah's log grows a thin stalk with a small capsule on top. What does the capsule hold?

   • Seeds
   • Spores
   • Pollen
   • Fruit
7. 7.

   A spore drops from Pia's fern onto damp ground. What does it grow into first?

   • A pollen cone
   • A flower
   • A small heart-shaped plant
   • A seed with a coat
8. 8.

   Ren reads that an ovule holds an egg cell. After fertilization, what does the ovule become?

   • A seed
   • A spore
   • A petal
   • A fruit
9. 9.

   Tala eats a cherry with a seed (the pit) inside. Which flower part became the cherry around the seed?

   • The ovary
   • The stem
   • The petals
   • The anther
10. 10.

    A bee in Zee's garden gets dusted with pollen. Which flower part made the pollen?

    • The petals
    • The anther
    • The roots
    • The ovary