Flowers & Pollination — Homi Bhabha Class 6 Biology MCQs with Solutions
Free Homi Bhabha Class 6 Biology Flowers & Pollination MCQs with step-by-step solutions (8 questions). Part of Plant Anatomy & Functions. Practise online on Prepizo — no login needed.
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Questions with solutions
Q1 — Flowers & Pollination · easy · theory
The brightly coloured parts of a flower that help to attract insects are the …
A. Thorns
B. Petals ✓ Correct
C. Seeds
D. Roots
Solution: Petals are the colourful parts of a flower, and their colour helps attract insects that carry pollen.
Q2 — Flowers & Pollination · easy · theory
The part of a flower that makes pollen grains is called the …
A. Root
B. Sepal
C. Petal
D. Stamen ✓ Correct
Solution: The stamen is the male part of the flower, and it produces the powdery pollen grains.
Q3 — Flowers & Pollination · easy · theory
The transfer of pollen grains from one part of a flower to another is called …
A. Germination
B. Digestion
C. Transpiration
D. Pollination ✓ Correct
Solution: When pollen moves from the stamen to the female part of a flower, the process is called pollination.
Q4 — Flowers & Pollination · medium · theory
Which of these most often helps to carry pollen from one flower to another?
A. Iron nails
B. Bees and other insects ✓ Correct
C. Rocks
D. Fish
Solution: Insects like bees move from flower to flower for nectar and carry pollen with them, helping in pollination.
Q5 — Flowers & Pollination · medium · theory
Many flowers are brightly coloured and have a sweet smell. This mainly helps the flower to …
A. Grow taller
B. Frighten away every insect
C. Give shade to the plant
D. Attract insects for pollination ✓ Correct
Solution: Bright colours and sweet smells draw insects to the flower, and these insects then carry pollen for pollination.
Q6 — Flowers & Pollination · medium · theory
The central female part of a flower, where seeds are later formed, is called the …
A. Sepal
B. Pistil ✓ Correct
C. Petal
D. Stamen
Solution: The pistil is the female part in the middle of the flower; after pollination its lower part grows into a fruit holding the seeds.
Q7 — Flowers & Pollination · hard · theory
A flower that is dull in colour, has no scent, and produces light, dry pollen is most likely pollinated by …
A. Wind ✓ Correct
B. Birds
C. Butterflies
D. Bees
Solution: Flowers pollinated by wind do not need bright colours or scent to attract insects; instead they make light pollen that the wind blows away.
Q8 — Flowers & Pollination · hard · theory
Why do many farmers and gardeners like to have bees near their crops?
A. Bees help pollinate the flowers, so more fruits and seeds form ✓ Correct
B. Bees pull out the weeds
C. Bees give shade to the crops
D. Bees water the plants
Solution: As bees visit flowers they spread pollen from flower to flower, and good pollination leads to more fruits and seeds.