ZIMSEC O-Level Combined Science
7.1.6.1Reproduction in flowering plants
Reproduction in flowering plants in ZIMSEC O-Level Combined Science: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Overview
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Learning objectives
What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.
- 7.1.6.1.1Describe the structure of a simple flower, and of wind- and insect-pollinated flowers.
- 7.1.6.1.2Describe pollination and fertilisation.
- 7.1.6.1.3Compare monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous seeds and state the functions of the cotyledon and endosperm.
- 7.1.6.1.4Describe germination, investigate the conditions it needs and calculate percentage germination.
- 7.1.6.1.5Explain asexual reproduction in plants and compare it with sexual reproduction.
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Asexual and sexual reproduction
30 min
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Fertilisation and germination in flowering plants
25 min
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Flowers and pollination
30 min
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Seed structure and dispersal
22 min
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