Brassicaceae

Question 1

Brassicaceae

Answer 1

mustard family

Question 2

Brassicaceae characteristics - plants

Answer 2

annual or biennial
perennial HERBS
MUSTARD OILS
T-SHAPED HAIR often present

Question 3

Brassicaceae characteristics - leaves

Answer 3

mostly alternate, estipulate, FREQUENTLY BASIL

Question 4

Brassicaceae characteristics - inflorescence

Answer 4

indeterminant, typically bractless

racemose or corymbose

Question 5

Brassicaceae characteristics - flowers

Answer 5

mostly actinomorphic
gynophone (stalk)
petals, sepals = both 5
CLAWED
6 stamens
TETRADYNAMOUS... outer 2 shorts than inner 4

Question 6

raceme

Answer 6

christmas tree

Question 7

corymb

Answer 7

menorah

Question 8

Brassicaceae characteristics - fruit

Answer 8

SILIQUES - unique to mustard family

REPLURN.. dehisce and exposed seed

Question 9

Brassicaceae characteristics - seeds

Answer 9

temp. attached to MEMBRANOUS SEPTUM

Question 10

Brassicaceae characteristics - distribution

Answer 10

COSMOPOLITAN
central Asia
western NA

Question 11

Brassicaceae characteristics - ecology

Answer 11

cultivated for food

Question 12

Brassicaceae characteristics - ornamentals

Answer 12

Lunaria

Erysimum

Question 13

Arabidopsis

Answer 13

model organism in plant genetic research