Chapter 3

Question 1

Primary purpose of flower

Answer 1

Produce seeds for reproduction

Question 2

4 parts of a flower

Answer 2

Sepals
Petals
Stamen
Pistil

Question 3

What does the flower sit upon?

Answer 3

Pedicel and receptacle

Question 4

What protects the bud before it matures and opens?

Answer 4

Sepals

Question 5

What attracts insects to the flower?

Answer 5

Petals

Question 6

All petals collectively

Answer 6

Corolla

Question 7

Male portion of flower

Answer 7

Stamen

Question 8

Two parts of stamen?

Answer 8

Filament

Anther

Question 9

What part of the flower produces the pollen?

Answer 9

Anther (part of stamen)

Question 10

Female portion of flower?

Answer 10

Pistil

Question 11

3 parts of the pistil

Answer 11

Stigma
Style
Ovary

Question 12

What part of the pistil receives the pollen?

Answer 12

Stigma

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Ovary

Question 14

Future seeds

Answer 14

Ovules

Question 15

Function of the ovary?

Answer 15

To produce future seeds

Question 16

Staminate

Answer 16

Lack pistil

Question 17

Pistillate

Answer 17

Lack stamen

Question 18

Have both staminate and pistillate flowers?

Answer 18

Monoecious plants

(Corn)

Question 19

Specialized leaves (poinsettia, dogwood)

Answer 19

Bracts

Question 20

Has all 4 basic parts

Answer 20

Complete flower

Question 21

Lacks one or more basic parts

Answer 21

Incomplete flower

Question 22

Staminate and pistillate on separate plants

Answer 22

Dioecious plants

(Holly)

Question 23

Flowers arranged in clusters on stem?

Answer 23

Inflorescences

Question 24

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

Answer 24

Photoperiodism

Question 25

Florigen

Answer 25

Plant hormone that affects flowering

Question 26

3 factors affecting flowering

Answer 26

Length of day and night Temperature Soil nutrients

Question 27

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

Answer 27

Horticulturists

Question 28

Pollination

Answer 28

Transfer of pollen from anther to stigma

Question 29

Glands that secrete nectar

Answer 29

Nectaries

Question 30

Flower that smells like rotting flesh

Answer 30

Carrion flower

Question 31

Fig flowers pollinated by?

Answer 31

Fig wasp

Question 32

Yucca flower pollinated by?

Answer 32

Yucca moth

Question 33

Another name for hay fever

Answer 33

Allergic rhinitis

Question 34

Causes symptoms of hay fever

Answer 34

Histamine

Question 35

Reduce histamine levels

Answer 35

Antihistamines

Question 36

#1 culprit of pollen index?

Answer 36

Ragweed

Question 37

Union of egg and sperm to form a new organism

Answer 37

Fertilization

Question 38

Steps to fertilization

Answer 38

``` Pollination Formation of pollen tube Fertilization Zygote develops to embryo Ovule is now a seed ```

Question 39

What is a fruit?

Answer 39

Fully ripened, seed bearing structure

Question 40

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

Answer 40

Fruit

Question 41

Functions of the fruit?

Answer 41

Scatter seeds | Protect seeds

Question 42

What is a vegetable?

Answer 42

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

Question 43

Lettuce and cabbage?

Answer 43

Leaves

Question 44

Celery and rhubarb?

Answer 44

Petiole

Question 45

Sweet potatoes | Carrot

Answer 45

Roots

Question 46

Broccoli | Globe artichoke

Answer 46

Flowers

Question 47

Skin or covering of fruit

Answer 47

Exocarp

Question 48

Fleshy part of fruit

Answer 48

Mesocarp

Question 49

Tissue that surrounds the seeds

Answer 49

Endocarp

Question 50

Pericarp?

Answer 50

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

Question 51

One flower, one pistil

Answer 51

Simple

Question 52

One flower, many pistils

Answer 52

Aggregate | Blackberries, raspberries, strawberries

Question 53

Several flowers

Answer 53

Multiple | Pineapples, figs

Question 54

Endocarp is pit or stone?

Answer 54

Drupe | Cherry, olive, almond, walnut

Question 55

Pericarp is fleshy throughout

Answer 55

Berry | Tomatoes, grapes

Question 56

Berry with a leathery outer layer containing oils | Orange

Answer 56

Hesperidium

Question 57

Berry with thick rind not containing oils | Cucumber, watermelon

Answer 57

Pepo

Question 58

Fleshy outer, inner papery

Answer 58

Pome

Question 59

Flesh derived from receptacle | Apples, pears

Answer 59

Pome

Question 60

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

Answer 60

Follicle | Milkweed

Question 61

Which dry fruit splits on two sides

Answer 61

Legume | Peas, peanuts

Question 62

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

Answer 62

Achene (composite family) | Sunflower

Question 63

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

Answer 63

Nut | Acorn, chestnut

Question 64

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

Answer 64

Caryopsis (Corn, wheat) (Milling)

Question 65

Single winged pericarp?

Answer 65

Samara (Maple, elm) (Helicopter)

Question 66

2 types of seed dispersal?

Answer 66

Agent | Mechanical

Question 67

Name the agents for Agent seed dispersal

Answer 67

Man Animals Wind Water

Question 68

What is a seed?

Answer 68

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

Question 69

What forms layers around the ovule for protection?

Answer 69

Seed coat

Question 70

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

Answer 70

Hilum

Question 71

Developing plant

Answer 71

Embryo

Question 72

Becomes shoot system

Answer 72

Plumule

Question 73

Becomes root system

Answer 73

Radicle

Question 74

Stem ABOVE cotyledon

Answer 74

Epicotyl

Question 75

Stem BELOW cotyledon

Answer 75

Hypocotyl

Question 76

Dormancy

Answer 76

Inactivity

Question 77

Drinking

Answer 77

Imbibition