Chapter XXIV: Part II

11. Give an example in each case of a plant with—(_a_) Plumed
fruits or seeds. (_b_) Winged fruits or seeds. (_c_) Climbing
stem covered with hooks. (_d_) Flowers which come out before
the leaves. (_e_) Flowers in which the stamens are united to
form a tube.

12. Show in the case of any two British wild plants the
special means they possess for survival in the struggle for
existence.

13. Name five of the earliest flowering wild plants in your
neighbourhood, in the order in which they flower, and mention
the chief characteristics of the flower in each case.

14. Describe the life-history of a fern so far as it can be
observed by the naked eye and with the aid of a pocket lens.

15. Describe, with the help of drawings, the work of a bee
in its mode both of collecting pollen and honey and of
fertilising flowers.

16. Give a short account of the structure of a bird’s wing.
How are the wings made use of during flight?

17. Give an account of some simple experiments you would
employ to demonstrate the phenomena of respiration in animals
and plants.

Board of Education.

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION FOR THE CERTIFICATE.