midterms Flashcards
(160 cards)
paiba-iba ng shape
Plasticity
having two (2) leaves
Bifoliate
common in Aroids (family of Arums or Araceae)
Hastate
known as windmill bush and banana bush, is a species of plant in the dogbane family Apocynaceae.
Tabernaemontana pandacaqui
where did plants first thrive?
aquatic
how do plants disperse?
pollen
agent of pollination of ancestor plants
water (buoyant)
this becomes the fruit
ovary
this becomes the seeds
ovule
the male part
stamen (anther and filament)
the female part
pistil (stigma, style, ovary)
they are mostly white in color, have an odor, and their pollinators are bats and moths
night flowers
can be either staminate or pistillate
unisexual - monoecious
complete four whorls
perfect flower
this is the outermost part of flower
calyx or sepal
it is a specialized short shoot
flower
the petals and other parts of flowers are ____ adapted to carry on _______ and ___________
modified leaves; sexual reproduction and production of seeds
as a unit, flower performs what two functions?
precise pollen transfer and production of fruit and seeds
pollen transfer is achieved by transfer agents like?
insects, birds or other flying animals, wind, or water
flower is basically a ____ with _______, so almost everything discussed about the internal features of vegetative shoots also applies to flowers.
stem; leaflike structures
this growth does not occur in flowers
secondary growth
t or f: flower never becomes woody
true
basic ____ and _____ of flowers and fruits are not affected quite so much by environmental factors
morphology and anatomy
what are the essential parts of flower?
pistil and stamen