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32 Cards in this Set
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Peduncle or Pedicel |
Where flowers occur at the tip of a specialized branch |
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Perianth |
The collective term used to refer to the corolla and calyx |
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Perianth parts are always present True or False |
False |
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The ovary will develop into the _____ |
Fruit |
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The ovule will develop into the _____ |
Seeds |
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What is an inflorescence? |
Groups of flowers that may all open at the same time, or they may follow an orderly progression to maturation |
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Botanically speaking, a fruit is an ______ and it's ________ that has developed and matured |
Ovary, accessory parts |
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Fruits such as banana, that develop without fertilization are |
Parthenocarpic |
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Dehiscent fruits can split variously. If they split at one side they are |
Follic splits |
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Dry fruits that split along two sides are called |
Legume splits |
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__________ split along two sides but the seeds are attached to a central position |
Siliques |
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______ split variously but also consist of two or more carpels |
Capsules |
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If a dry fruit doesn't split at maturity it is |
Indehiscent |
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A sunflower is an example of what dry, indehiscent fruit? |
Archene |
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If an archene has wings we call it a |
Samara |
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____ Are like archer but the paricarp is thicker/harder |
Nuts |
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Members of the grass family produce a ____ or _____ in which the pericarp is tightly fused & cannot be separated |
Grain, caryopsis |
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In gymnosperms, the pollen comes from the pollen cones which are also called |
Strobili |
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_____ develop in pairs toward the base of the scales |
Microsporangia |
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Within the microsporangium are _____ that undergo meiosis |
Microsporcytes |
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Following meiosis, the microsporocyte become 4 haploid _____ |
Microspores |
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Exocarp |
The 'skin' of the fruit |
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Mesocarp |
Fleshy part |
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Endocarp |
Inner part surround the seeds |
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Collectively, the endocarp, exocarp, and mesocarp are called the |
Pericarp |
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Drupe |
Simple fleshy fruit with single seed enclosed pit/hard endocarp ex. Apricot |
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Berries |
Usually develop from a compound ovary and commonly more than one seed ex. Grape |
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Pepo |
A berry with a thick rind ex. Pumpkin |
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Hesperidium |
A berry with a leathery round that contains oil ex. lemon |
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Pome |
A fleshy fruit that incorporates accessory parts ( the floral tube) into the fruit ex. Apple |
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If the mesocarp is dry at maturity the fruit is classified as |
Dry fruit |
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If dry fruit split at maturity they are said to be |
Dehiscent fruit |
