Biology 5090 · O Level · Sexual reproduction in plants

Sexual reproduction in plants — practice question

The picture shows a tomato plant fruit that has been sliced in two so the parts marked P and Q can be seen.
(a)[2]

Before fertilisation, the parts labelled P and Q in the fruit were parts of a tomato flower. Fill in the table with the names of the flower structures that later developed into P and Q.

(b(i))[4]

Suggest, using the adaptations visible in the photograph, how the structures labelled Q are dispersed by animals.

(b(ii))[4]

Outline the advantages to the tomato plant species if Q is dispersed far away from the parent plant.

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