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Annie was conducting research on the number of fruits produced by watermelon under different conditions.  She grew 25 watermelon plants each in both glass house A and B. She introduced pollinators in glass house A only.  (i) What difference will she observe in the number of fruits produced in the two glass houses? Explain with reason. (ii) List 3 changes that will occur in a flower once it gets fertilized.

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(i) In glass house A, more fruits will be produced because pollinators enable cross-pollination between male and female flowers, increasing fertilization chances. In glass house B, without pollinators, fewer fruits will form due to limited pollen transfer.
(ii) Ovule becomes seed, ovary forms fruit and petals, sepals, stamens and stigma shrivel and fall off after fertilization.

cbse sample paper 2025 to 2026 class 10 science

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  1. Watermelon has unisexual flowers; the male and female flowers are separate. The presence of pollinators will facilitate cross pollination between the flowers increasing the chance of fertilization and number of fruits being produced. Without pollinators the probability of pollen falling on stigma reduces in a unisexual flower, especially if they are far apart thus the number of fruits produced will be less. (ii) The three changes observed are: ● Ovule develops a tough coat and becomes seed. ● Ovary grows and ripens to form fruit. ● Petals, sepals, stamen, style and stigma may shrivel and fall off.

     

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