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Chapter 3 Flashcards

1
Q

Primary purpose of flower

A

Produce seeds for reproduction

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2
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4 parts of a flower

A

Sepals
Petals
Stamen
Pistil

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3
Q

What does the flower sit upon?

A

Pedicel and receptacle

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4
Q

What protects the bud before it matures and opens?

A

Sepals

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5
Q

What attracts insects to the flower?

A

Petals

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6
Q

All petals collectively

A

Corolla

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7
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Male portion of flower

A

Stamen

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8
Q

Two parts of stamen?

A

Filament

Anther

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9
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What part of the flower produces the pollen?

A

Anther (part of stamen)

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10
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Female portion of flower?

A

Pistil

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11
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3 parts of the pistil

A

Stigma
Style
Ovary

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12
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What part of the pistil receives the pollen?

A

Stigma

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13
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What part of the flower produces ovules (future seeds)?

A

Ovary

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14
Q

Future seeds

A

Ovules

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15
Q

Function of the ovary?

A

To produce future seeds

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16
Q

Staminate

A

Lack pistil

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17
Q

Pistillate

A

Lack stamen

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18
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Have both staminate and pistillate flowers?

A

Monoecious plants

(Corn)

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19
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Specialized leaves (poinsettia, dogwood)

A

Bracts

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20
Q

Has all 4 basic parts

A

Complete flower

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21
Q

Lacks one or more basic parts

A

Incomplete flower

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22
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Staminate and pistillate on separate plants

A

Dioecious plants

(Holly)

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23
Q

Flowers arranged in clusters on stem?

A

Inflorescences

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24
Q

Response of an organism to variation in intensity of light or to varying periods of light and darkness

A

Photoperiodism

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25
Q

Florigen

A

Plant hormone that affects flowering

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26
Q

3 factors affecting flowering

A

Length of day and night
Temperature
Soil nutrients

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27
Q

Agricultural technicians who specialize in growing flowers, fruits, vegetables, and shrubs

A

Horticulturists

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28
Q

Pollination

A

Transfer of pollen from anther to stigma

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29
Q

Glands that secrete nectar

A

Nectaries

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30
Q

Flower that smells like rotting flesh

A

Carrion flower

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31
Q

Fig flowers pollinated by?

A

Fig wasp

32
Q

Yucca flower pollinated by?

A

Yucca moth

33
Q

Another name for hay fever

A

Allergic rhinitis

34
Q

Causes symptoms of hay fever

A

Histamine

35
Q

Reduce histamine levels

A

Antihistamines

36
Q

1 culprit of pollen index?

A

Ragweed

37
Q

Union of egg and sperm to form a new organism

A

Fertilization

38
Q

Steps to fertilization

A 
Pollination
Formation of pollen tube
Fertilization 
Zygote develops to embryo 
Ovule is now a seed
39
Q

What is a fruit?

A

Fully ripened, seed bearing structure

40
Q

A ripened ovary containing the seeds, together with any adjacent parts that may be fused with it at maturity

A

Fruit

41
Q

Functions of the fruit?

A

Scatter seeds

Protect seeds

42
Q

What is a vegetable?

A

Any edible part of a plant that does not conform to the definition of a fruit

43
Q

Lettuce and cabbage?

A

Leaves

44
Q

Celery and rhubarb?

A

Petiole

45
Q

Sweet potatoes

Carrot

A

Roots

46
Q

Broccoli

Globe artichoke

A

Flowers

47
Q

Skin or covering of fruit

A

Exocarp

48
Q

Fleshy part of fruit

A

Mesocarp

49
Q

Tissue that surrounds the seeds

A

Endocarp

50
Q

Pericarp?

A

Exocarp, mesocarp, endocarp are all fused and virtually indistinguishable.

51
Q

One flower, one pistil

A

Simple

52
Q

One flower, many pistils

A

Aggregate

Blackberries, raspberries, strawberries

53
Q

Several flowers

A

Multiple

Pineapples, figs

54
Q

Endocarp is pit or stone?

A

Drupe

Cherry, olive, almond, walnut

55
Q

Pericarp is fleshy throughout

A

Berry

Tomatoes, grapes

56
Q

Berry with a leathery outer layer containing oils

Orange

A

Hesperidium

57
Q

Berry with thick rind not containing oils

Cucumber, watermelon

A

Pepo

58
Q

Fleshy outer, inner papery

A

Pome

59
Q

Flesh derived from receptacle

Apples, pears

A

Pome

60
Q

What type of dry fruit splits one side of the fruit?

A

Follicle

Milkweed

61
Q

Which dry fruit splits on two sides

A

Legume

Peas, peanuts

62
Q

Which dry fruit is a single seed attached to the pericarp at the base?

A

Achene (composite family)

Sunflower

63
Q

Which dry fruit has a thick, hard pericarp with a cup at the base?

A

Nut

Acorn, chestnut

64
Q

Which dry fruit has a single seed fully fused to the pericarp?

A

Caryopsis
(Corn, wheat)
(Milling)

65
Q

Single winged pericarp?

A

Samara
(Maple, elm)
(Helicopter)

66
Q

2 types of seed dispersal?

A

Agent

Mechanical

67
Q

Name the agents for Agent seed dispersal

A

Man
Animals
Wind
Water

68
Q

What is a seed?

A

A fully developed and matured ovule capable of producing a new plant

69
Q

What forms layers around the ovule for protection?

A

Seed coat

70
Q

What marks where the seed was attached to the ovary wall during its development?

A

Hilum

71
Q

Developing plant

A

Embryo

72
Q

Becomes shoot system

A

Plumule

73
Q

Becomes root system

A

Radicle

74
Q

Stem ABOVE cotyledon

A

Epicotyl

75
Q

Stem BELOW cotyledon

A

Hypocotyl

76
Q

Dormancy

A

Inactivity

77
Q

Drinking

A

Imbibition

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