Plant Reproductive Structures

Question 1

protect the flower bud; pollinators attractors

Answer 1

petals and sepals

Question 2

supports the flower and connects the flower to the rest of the flowers; the floral base

Answer 2

stem and receptacle

Question 3

produces pollen grain; contains male gametes

Answer 3

anther

Question 4

stalk that supports the anther

Answer 4

filament

Question 5

sticky tip that traps pollen

Answer 5

stigma

Question 6

long slender structure connecting the ovary to the stigma

Answer 6

style

Question 7

contains ovules that produces female gametes which develops into a seed when fertilized

Answer 7

ovary

Question 8

both male and female organs are in one individual

Answer 8

monoecious

Question 9

male and female organs are on separate individuals

Answer 9

dioecious

Question 10

the outer part that envelop a developing bud; these part are frequently green and leaf-like

Answer 10

calyx/sepal

Question 11

sepals free

Answer 11

polysepalous

Question 12

sepals joined

Answer 12

gamosepalous

Question 13

a sterile floral component that typically serves as a visually striking aspect of a flower

Answer 13

corolla/petals

Question 14

in this, the stamens in a flower remain free

Answer 14

polyandrous

Question 15

in these, the stamens are united into one bundle

Answer 15

monadelphous

Question 16

these have the stamens united into two bundles

Answer 16

diadelphous

Question 17

the stamens are united into more than two bundles

Answer 17

polyadelphous

Question 18

these have only one carpel

Answer 18

monocarpellary

Question 19

these have more than one carpel

Answer 19

multicarpellary

Question 20

when carpels are free

Answer 20

apocarpous

Question 21

when carpels are fused

Answer 21

syncarpous

Question 22

located above the attachment points of other floral parts

Answer 22

hypogynous flower

Question 23

located below the sepals, petals, and stamens

Answer 23

epigynous flower

Question 24

half superior, half inferior

Answer 24

perigynous flower

Question 25

the stalk of an inflorescence

Answer 25

peduncle

Question 26

the stalk of an individual flower; supports an individual flower, it connects the single flower to the inflorescence

Answer 26

pedicel

Question 27

a flower without a stalk or pedicel

Answer 27

sessile flowers

Question 28

when parts of each floral set is the same and size

Answer 28

actinomorphic (radial symmetry)

Question 29

when some parts of one or more floral sets differ in shape or size from other parts of the same floral sets

Answer 29

zygomorphic (bilateral symmetry)

Question 30

ovules are borne on placentae on the central axis of a compound ovary

Answer 30

axile placentation

Question 31

has a single ovule that is almost at the base of the ovary

Answer 31

basal placentation

Question 32

the ovule is borne along the fused margins of the placenta of a single ovary

Answer 32

marginal placentation

Question 33

ovules are born in placentae located on the inner surface of the outer wall of the ovary

Answer 33

parietal placentation

Question 34

ovules are borne on placentae on a free, central column within an ovary that has only one locule

Answer 34

free central placentation