0653.B14.1.03 — Describe pollination as the transfer of pollen grains from an anther to a stigma: past paper questions
Real questions on 0653.b14.1.03 — describe pollination as the transfer of pollen grains from an anther to a stigma
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- 0653/31 · May/June 2025 · Q3c[4]
Banana trees that grow in the wild need to be pollinated before they can produce fruit. Complete the sentences about pollination. Use words from the list. Each word may be used once, more than once or not at all. anther fertilisation filament germination ovule reproduction stigma ovary Pollination is the transfer of po...
See it on the paper → - 0653/33 · May/June 2025 · Q1c(ii)[2]
Describe pollination.
See it on the paper → - 0653/41 · May/June 2025 · Q2a(ii)[2]
Describe how the flower in Fig. 2.1 is pollinated by the wind.
See it on the paper → - 0653/43 · May/June 2024 · Q1b(ii)[2]
Describe what happens during fertilisation to the structure labelled X in Fig. 1.2.
See it on the paper → - 0653/42 · October/November 2023 · Q1a(i)[2]
The pollen is transferred from the anthers of flower A to the ....................................... of flower B. The anthers of flower A are outside the flower because the agent of pollination is ....................................... .
See it on the paper → - 0653/42 · May/June 2021 · Q1a[2]
During wind pollination ................................... from the anther of one flower is blown by the wind to the ..................................... of another flower.
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What examiners said
Most candidates gained partial credit in this question. A common mistake was confusing the anther and the stigma. Candidates should be aware that the pollen is produced by the anthers, and it is then transferred to the stigma. Some candidates confused fertilisation and germination for the last response. They are reminded that fertilisation is the fusion of nuclei in the ovule, and germination is t...
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0653/31 Q3(c) (Cambridge)
The idea of pollen transfer was described by many candidates. Further detail about pollination, that the pollen is transferred from an anther to a stigma, was not well known.
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0653/33 Q1(c)(ii) (Cambridge)
Partial credit was frequently awarded for any reasonable statement suggesting that pollen is moved by wind. For full credit, candidates had to state that pollen moves from anther to stigma. It was not enough to refer only to pollen collection by the stigma. Some accurate descriptions of fertilisation or the way flowers are adapted for wind pollination were given but no credit was available for the...
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0653/41 Q2(a)(ii) (Cambridge)
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