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Common characteristics of Eudicots (dicots).
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Flower parts in fours or fives, two cotyledons, net-like leaf venation, primary vascular bundles in stem are in a ring (eustele), and commonly has secondary growth from a vascular cambium.
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Common characteristics of Monocots.
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Flower parts in threes, one cotyledon, parallel leaf venation, primary vascular bundles in stem are scattered (atactostele), and absent of secondary growth from a vascular cambium.
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A flower in which the ovary is attached to the receptacle above the attachment of other floral parts is called what?
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hypogynous - superior ovary
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A flower in which the ovary lies below the attachment of other floral parts is called what?
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epigynous - inferior ovary
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A flower in which the ovary is embedded or surrounded by the receptacle?
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perigynous - half-inferior ovary
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This is located on top of the filament of the stamen where pollen grains are produced.
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Anther
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This is the stalk of the stamen.
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Filament
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The petals collectively; usually the conspicuously colored flower whorl.
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Corolla
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A flower part, usually conspicuously colored; one of the units of the corolla.
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Petals
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The sepals collectively; the outermost flower whorl.
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Calyx
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One of the outermost flower structures, a unit of the calyx; usually enclose the other flower parts in the bud.
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Sepals
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The petals and sepals taken together.
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perianth
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One of the members of the gynoecium, or inner floral whorl; each one encloses one or more ovules. One or more ___ form a gnoecium.
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carpel
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Located in a carpel, this is usually the terminal (end) portion that receives the pollen.
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Stigma
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A stalk connecting the stigma with the ovary below containing the transmitting tract, which facilitates the growth of the pollen tube and hence the movement of the male gamete to the ovule.
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style
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A part of the female reproductive organ of the flower or gynoecium. Specifically, it is the part of the carpel which holds the ovule.
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Ovary
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Made up of carpels.
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Pistil
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The female reproductive part of a plant.
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gynoecium
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This is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches.
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Inflorscence
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The male reproductive part of a plant.
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Androecium
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A flower having both stamens and carpels; hermaphroditic flower.
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Perfect flower
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A flower lacking either stamens or carpels.
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Imperfect flower
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A flower lacking one or more of the four kinds of floral parts, that is, lacking sepals, petals, stamens, or carpels.
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Incomplete flower
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A flower having four whorls of floral parts - sepals, petals, stamens, and carpels.
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Complete flower
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Difference between a ray and disk flower?
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Ray is the long pedal in an inflorescence while the ray is the shorter pedal on the inside.
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Multiple fruit
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Mulberry, pineapple
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Aggregate fruit
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raspberry, strawberry
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Pome
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Apple, pear
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Drupe
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cherry, peach, plum, coconut, almond.
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Berry
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Banana, tomato, grape, pomegranate, kiwi
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Hesperidium
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orange, lemon, grapefruit
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Pepo
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cucumber, squash, watermelon
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This term means the seed breaks open
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dehiscent
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Legume
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bean, pea, honey locust, sweet pea.
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Follicle
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milkweed, larkspur
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silique
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shepherd's purse, mustard, cabbage
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capsule
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tulip, abutilon
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winged schizocarp
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maple
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samara
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elm, ash
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Schizocarp
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dill, carrot, sweet funnel
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nut
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hazel nut, hickory, walnut, acorn
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grain (caryopsis)
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all grasses, bluegrass, oak
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achene
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smartweed, sunflowers, buttercup, maple
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