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Where do new leaves develop from?
the surface of the apical meristem
What is the name for a new leaf?
leaf primordium
What is the difference between dicot and monocot leaf primordia?
Dicot leaf primordia are peg-like structures. Monocot leaf primordia are collar-like structures.
What is leaf growth the result of?
An increase in cell number followed by cell enlargement.
What causes leaves to be a particular shape?
the differential activity of meristematic regions and sometimes cell death
What are the upper and lower leaf zones?
the distal and proximal ends of a leaf primordium that give rise to specific parts of the mature leaf
What do the upper and lower leaf zones become in dicots?
The lower leaf zone develops into the leaf base, and the upper leaf zone develops into the leaf blade.
What do the upper and lower leaf zones become in monocots?
The whole leaf is derived from the lower leaf zone. The upper leaf zone may contribute to a precursor tip, if present.
What is heteroblasty?
general shape change along a shoot
Heteroblasty occurs along the ________ or _______ of a plant.
Heteroblasty occurs along the seedling axis or any lateral shoot of a plant.
What is heterophylly?
variability of leaf size and shape
What are two types of heterophylly?
dimorphism and anisphylly
What is leaf dimorphism?
two distinct shapes occuring during the life of the same plant
What is anisophylly?
different sized/shaped leaves occuring at the same node with opposite phyllotaxy or along a shoot with alternate phyllotaxy
What is leaf venation?
the pattern of veins (vascular bundles) on a leaf
What is the typical difference between monocot and dicot leaf venation?
Monocots usually have parallel venation, while dicots usually have reticulate venation.
What is ptyxis?
folding of individual leaves due to confinement of the lamina during growth
What is vernation?
folding of leaves together in a bud
What is a petiole?
the stalk that separates the leaf from its point of attachment to the stem
What is a sessile leaf?
a leaf lacking a petiole
What is a pulvinus?
a localized swelling of a petiole or petiolule
A pulvinus acts as a ______.
hinge
Name a species that exhibits a pulvinus.
Mimosa pudica
An abscission joint is a ______ with an associated ______.
An abscission joint is a swelling like a pulvinus with an associated annular groove.
What is indicated by an abscission joint?
the point of weakness where a leaf or leaflet will eventually break off
What is a leaf sheath?
the portion of the leaf at or near the point of insertion on the leaf axis
A leaf sheath sometimes bears _______.
stipules
The leaf sheath varies from ______ to ______.
The leaf sheath varies from barely noticeable enlargements at the base of the petiole to prominent elaborations clasping the stem.
The leaf sheath may lend protection to _______.
the axillary bud
What is a stipule?
an outgrowth at the base of the leaf stalk that may resemble a leaf.
How do stipules appear in dicots?
paired on either side of node
In the genus _______, stipules are modified into tendrils.
Smilax
In the genus Smilax, stipules are modified into _______.
tendrils
In the genus _______, stipules are modified into hollow spines that are inhabited by ants.
Acacia
In the genus Acacia, stipules are modified into _______.
hollow spines that are inhabited by ants.
In the species _______, stipules are modified into a pair of spines, one straight (for bud defense), the other reflexed (for scrambling).
Paliurus spina-christi
In the species Paliurus spina-christi, stipules are modified into ______.
a pair of spines
In the species Paliurus spina-christi, stipules are modified into a pair of spines, one _____ (for _______), the other _______ (for _______).
In the species Paliurus spina-christi, stipules are modified into a pair of spines, one straight (for bud defense), the other reflexed (for scrambling).
Stipules can also be modified into _____ or ______.
extrafloral nectaries or hairs
What are stipels?
small outgrowths at the bases of individual leaflets in a compound leaf that resemble stipules.
A _______ is the proximal pair of leaflets in compound leaves of some dicots positioned very close to the point of insertion of the leaf at the node.
pseudostipule
What is a bract?
a leaf that subtends a flower
What is a bracteole?
a leaf borne on the stalk of an individual flower
A ______ is a scale leaf that sometimes lacks chlorophyll and performs a protective role surrounding vegetative or floral meristems.
cataphyll
What is the function of a tendril?
to prevent the shoot system from falling
What are the four ways a tendril can occur?
- as a modified stipule
- as a modified leaf (entire)
- the distal portion of a leaf
- as a modified leaflet
What is nutation?
movement of a tendril that is not a response to environmental stimuli
What is circumnutation?
movement of a tendril that appears circular or elliptical in top view
Tendrils twine around a support (before/after) contact.
after
Tendrils exhibit a faster growth rate on the side (closer to/away from) the support.
away from
What are the four types of tendrils?
- tendrillar petioles
- watch spring filamentous tendrils
- filamentous tendrils
- tendril systems
Leaves with tendrillar petioles are limited to (monocots/dicots).
dicots
Name two geni that exhibit tendrillar petioles.
Clematis and Tropaeolum
Watch spring filamentous tendrils exhibit ______ coiling.
spontaneous
Watch spring filamentous tendrils are different from other types of tendrils because ______.
the support catches the tendril
All __________ (type of tendril) are apical portions of foliage leaves.
watch spring filamentous tendrils
Name two genus examples of watch spring filamentous tendrils.
Glorioisa and Flagellaria
Filamentous tendrils become coiled (before/after) contacting support.
after.
In dicots, filamentous tendrils represent ________.
pinnae of compound leaves (tendrillar petiolules)
In monocots, filamentous tendrils represent ______.
modified stipules
Name a genus example of filamentous tendrils.
Smilax
A tendril system is a(n) ________ bearing _________.
A tendril system is an unbranched stem bearing simple filamentous leaf tendrils.
Name two examples of tendril systems.
Combretaceae and Cucurbitaceae
A spine is a(n) _______ that _______.
A spine is a modified leaf or part thereof that subtends a bud or a shoot.
A thorn is a(n) _______ that _______.
A thorn is a modified stem that is present in the axil of a leaf or leaf scar.
A prickle is a(n) ______.
epidermal outgrowth
In a variation of a spine, the ______ may be wholly or partly woody.
petiole
In a variation of a _______, the petiole may be wholly or partly woody.
spine
In the species Robinia pseudo-acacia, the ____ may bear _____.
leaves; stipular spines
In the species ________, the leaves may bear stipular spines.
Robinia pseudo-acacia
In the genus Berberis, the _____ represent _______, and these plants often exhibit ______.
spines; whole leaves; leaf dimorphism
In the genus _______, spines represent whole leaves, and these plants often exhibit leaf dimorphism.
Berberis
In the genus Desmoncus, ______ represent ________.
spines; the distal leaflets of compound leaves
In the genus ______, spines represent the distal leaflets of compound leaves.
Desmoncus
In the genus ______ with common name _____, the leaf sheath is persistent. The petiole and lamina fall off the sheath, and the veins form a fan of spines.
Zombia; palm
In the genus Zombia, or palm, the _____ is persistent. The _____ and ______ fall off, and the ______ form a _______.
In the genus Zombia, or palm, the leaf sheath is persistent. The petiole and lamina fall off the sheath, and the veins form a fan of spines.
Name three types of insectivorous plants.
pitfall traps, flypaper traps, sticky leaves
Bromeliaceae, Nepenthaceae, and Sarraceniaceae are all examples of ______.
pitfall traps
Name three family examples of pitfall traps.
Bromeliaceae, Nepenthaceae, and Sarraceniaceae
Droseraceae and Lentibulariaceae are both examples of _______.
flypaper traps
Name two examples of flypaper traps.
Droseraceae and Lentibulariaceae.
Geranium viscosissimum is an example of ______.
sticky leaves
Name a species example of sticky leaves.
Geranium viscosissimum
How do sticky leaves trap insects?
Sticky leaves curl up and trap insects.
Which genus has glandular tentacles?
Drosera
Drosera is a type of _______ with ______.
flypaper trap; glandular tentacles
In pitcher traps, ______ leaves form a container.
epiascidiate
What hastens the falling of an insect into a pitcher trap?
wax that is formed around the rim of the pitcher
In what genus of pitcher plant does the rim have an inward opening lid with hairs and bladder-like leaves?
Utricularia
In the pitcher plant Utricularia, what causes the insect to enter the plant?
The insect is sucked in due to greater water pressure outside the trap.
What causes a Venus Fly Trap to snap shut?
repeated pressure of hairs on the adaxial surface of the leaf
What is the genus name for Venus Fly Trap?
Dionaea
What is epiphylly?
growth on a leaf
Is epiphylly uncommon?
No.
What are two types of epiphyllous structures?
inflorescences and vegetative buds
Spathicarpa is an example of ______ in which _______.
epiphylly; the leaves bear inflorescences.
______ is an example of epiphylly in which the leaves bear inflorescences.
Spathicarpa
Kalachoe is an example of _______ in which _______.
epiphylly; the leaves bear vegetative buds
_______ is an example of epiphylly in which the leaves bear vegetative buds.
Kalanchoe
In Kalanchoe, the vegetative buds form _______.
plantlets
In Kalanchoe, the _______ form plantlets.
vegetative buds
In the genus ________, common name ______, the juvenile leaves bear vegetative shoots and the adult leaves bear flowers.
Nicotiana; transgenic tobacco
Why would Darwin stare at plants for hours?
to observe tendrils exhibiting circumnutation
Who categorized tendrils into the four main types?
Wilhelm Troll
Give a genus example of a thorn.
Crataegus (Hawthorn)
What are commonly called thorns on roses are actually ______.
prickles
What is an emergence, or prickle?
a sharp, woody structure developing from the epidermis and subepidermal tissue of an organ
What genus exhibits prickles on the leaf margin?
Ilex (American Holly)
What genus exhibits prickles on the leaf surface?
Solanum
What genus exhibits prickles on the rachis in a compound leaf?
Aralia
What genus exhibits prickles on an inflorescence?
Centaurea
What genus exhibits prickles on a fruit?
Aesculus
Anatomically, food bodies are ______ or _______ secreting _________ that are ________.
emergences; trichomes; edible proteinaceous substances; attractive to insects
Where are Beltian bodies located?
at the ends of leaves
Name a genus that exhibits Beltian bodies.
Acacia
Plants of genus Acacia have ________ bodies.
Beltian
Where are Müllerian bodies located?
on swellings at the base of petioles
Name a genus that exhibits Müllerian bodies.
Cecropia
Where are Beccarian bodies located?.
in various locations of the leaves and stipules of the genus Macaranga.
Name the genus that exhibits Beccarian bodies.
Macaranga.
Plants of genus Cecropia have _________ bodies.
Müllerian
Plants of genus Macaranga have ________ bodies.
Beccarian
Where are Pearl bodies located?
on the leaves and stem of Ochroma
Name the genus that exhibits Pearl bodies.
Ochroma
Plants of genus Ochroma exhibit _____ bodies.
Pearl
Where are food cells located?
in domatia in the petiole of Piper
What are domatia?
cavities inhabited by animals and bacteria
Name the genus that exhibits food cells.
Piper
What are trichomes?
hairs borne by many plant parts
Trichomes are collectively called ______.
indumentum
Trichomes can be _____ or _____.
unicellular; multicellular
Name four types of glands.
- salt glands
- hydathodes
- extrafloral nectaries
- squamules
_____ (type of gland) secrete salt.
Salt glands
______ (type of gland) secrete water.
Hydathodes
______ (type of gland) secrete sugar.
Extrafloral nectarines
What are squamules?
glandular trichomes
______ are glandular trichomes.
Squamules
What are the functions of succulents?
to store water and to reduce the evaporating surface
Besides being succulent, what features of succulent plants aid their survival in xeromorphic environments?
shallow root systems that absorb water quickly from infrequent rains
Anatomically, where is water stored in succulents?
in large vacuoles of parenchyma cells
Where do stem succulents typically store their water?
water storing parenchyma in the primary ground tissue of the enlarged stem cortex
Name three examples of stem succulents.
Cactaceae, Euphorbia, and Stapelia (milkweed)
What is the common name for Euphorbia?
tree euphorbs
Where in the world is milkweed found?
Africa
What are some defining morphological features of stem succulents?
enlarged stems, tiny leaves that abscise shortly after they are produced
What is the ecological importance of succulents in dry conditions?
Succulents are one of the few water sources for animals in arid environments.
What about succulents helps reduce the evaporation rate?
The reduced surface-to-volume ratio, thick cuticle, few stomata
What are the protective features of stem succulents?
Cacti and euphorbs have spines. Milkweed has noxious latex.
Morphologically, what are euphorbs’ spines like?
Euphorb spines are homologous to stipules: they are paired on either side of the leaf scar and they subtend branch buds.
Morphologically, what are cacti’s spines like?
Cactus spines occur in clusters called aereoles.
Aereoles are ________ that are in the same position as _______. They develop from _______.
clusters of cactus spines; lateral buds; primordial produced on the flanks of an apical meristem
Cactus spines are homologous to _______ borne on ______ that _____.
entire leaves; lateral branches; do not elongate
What is the function of spines in cacti and euphorbs?
to deter predators
Succulents provide an excellent example of ______.
parallel evolution
Where do leaf succulents store their water?
in mesophyll cells of their leaves
Century plant (Agave) and Aloe are ______ that exhibit_____.
Leaf succulents; rosette of spine-tipped leaves
_______ and _______ are leaf succulents that exhibit a rosette of spine-tipped leaves.
Century plant (Agave); Aloe
Name three leaf succulents that grow on dark cliffs and have fleshy, balloon-like water-storing leaves.
composites (members of the sunflower family), ice plants (Mesenbryanthemum), and stonecrops (Sedum)
Many composites (members of the sunflower family), ice plants (Mesenbryanthemum), and stonecrops (Sedum) grow on _____ and have ____.
dark cliffs; fleshy balloon-like water-storing leaves
Stone plants (Lithops) grow in ______ among _____. They are an example of ______.
Southern Africa; stones and gravel; leaf succulents
______ grow in stones and gravel; the flat surfaces of the leaves which extend from a subterranean shoot system are indistinguishable from the surrounding rocks.
Stone plants (Lithops)
______ and ______ are examples of genera with window leaves.
Lithops; Haworthia
A window leaf is a ________ with light coming through the ______ to illuminate the ______.
Subterranean greenhouse; apical, surface “window”; green tissue at the periphery of the water-storing mesophyll
A _______ is a dorsiventrally flattened leaf that has an adaxial and abaxial surface.
bifacial leaf
Bifacial leaves often exhibit ______ symmetry.
bilateral
What is a bifacial leaf?
a dorsiventrally flattened leaf that has an adaxial and abaxial surface
What is a unifacial leaf?
a leaf in which lateral growth has been suppressed, resulting in a more or less cylindrical leaf
A _______ is a leaf in which lateral growth has been suppressed, resulting in a more or less cylindrical leaf.
unifacial leaf
A ______ is a unifacial leaf that remains centric or cylindrical.
terete leaf
A ____ or _____ leaf is a unifacial leaf that undergoes subsequent bilateral flattening.
ensiform; isobilateral
A ______ leaf has a circular lamina, and the petiole is attached near the center.
peltate
What is a peltate leaf?
a leaf with a circular lamina whose petiole is attached near the center
Give an example of a species with peltate leaves.
Podophyllum peltatum
What is an ascidiate leaf?
a leaf that is funnel shaped, forming a container
A(n) ______ leaf is funnel-shaped, forming a container.
Ascidiate
What is phyllotaxy?
the arrangement of leaves on a stem
_____ is the arrangement of leaves on a stem.
Phyllotaxy
What is the genetic spiral?
the spiral that follows leaves in the order of formation
______ is the spiral that follows leaves in the order of formation
Genetic spiral
What is the angle of divergence?
The angle between any two successively formed leaves on a stem.
The ________ is the angle between any two successively formed leaves on a stem.
angle of divergence
How is the angle of divergence expressed?
as a fraction
What type of phyllotaxy exhibits one leaf per node?
alternate phyllotaxy
What is the name of the type of phyllotaxy in which the leaves are arranged in two straight rows, usually with 180⁰ between the rows?
distichous / orthodistichous
What are the names of “rows” seen in different phyllotactic arrangements?
ranks or orthostiches
What is distichous or orthodistichous phyllotaxy?
a type of phyllotaxy in which the leaves are arranged in two straight rows, usually with 180⁰ between the rows
Name a genus that exhibits distichous phyllotaxy.
Ulmus
The genus Ulmus exhibits _____ phyllotaxy.
Distichous
What is the name of the type of phyllotaxy in which the divergence angle is anywhere between 137.5⁰ and 180⁰?
spirodistichous
What is spirodistichous phyllotaxy?
A type of phyllotaxy in which the divergence angle is anywhere between 137.5⁰ and 180⁰
How many ranks are present in spirodistichous phyllotaxy?
Two
What general shape does spirodistichous phyllotaxy resemble?
Helix
What is the “golden angle”?
137.5⁰
Name a genus that exhibits spirodistichous phyllotaxy.
Cyclanthus
The genus Cyclanthus exhibits ______ phyllotaxy.
Spirodistichous
What is the name of the type of phyllotaxy in which the divergence angle between successive leaves is very low?
spiromonostichous or costoid
What is costoid phyllotaxy?
Also known as spiromonostichous, it is a type of phyllotaxy in which the divergence angle between successive leaves is very low
Name a family in which one would find spiromonostichous phyllotaxy.
Costaceae
Some genera of the family Costaceae exhibit _____ phyllotaxy
spiromonostichous or costoid
What is the name of the type of phyllotaxy in which there are more than two vertical ranks that are apparent?
polystichous or helical
What is helical phyllotaxy?
Also known as polystichous, it is a type of phyllotaxy in which there are more than two vertical ranks that are apparent
What does the denominator represent in the fraction that expresses the genetic spiral?
the number of orthostiches and the number of leaves you would pass if you went around the stem once
What is the name of the type of phyllotaxy in which there are three spirals of leaves rather than three obvious orthostiches?
spirotristichous
What is spirotristichous phyllotaxy?
the type of phyllotaxy in which there are three spirals of leaves rather than three obvious orthostiches
Name a genus that exhibits spirotristichous phyllotaxy.
Pandanus
The genus Pandanus exhibits _____ phyllotaxy.
Spirotristichous
What is the type of phyllotaxy in which there are two leaves at each node 180⁰ apart?
Opposite
What is opposite phyllotaxy?
the type of phyllotaxy in which there are two leaves at each node 180⁰ apart
How many orthostiches are observed in opposite phyllotaxy?
two
What is the type of phyllotaxy in which two successive pairs of leaves are perpendicular to one another?
decussate
Name a genus that exhibits decussate phyllotaxy.
Coleus
The genus Coleus exhibits ____ phyllotaxy.
decussate
What is decussate phyllotaxy?
the type of phyllotaxy in which two successive pairs of leaves are perpendicular to one another
What is the type of phyllotaxy in which each leaf is separated from the next pair by an angle of about 68.75⁰?
bijugate
What is bijugate phyllotaxy?
the type of phyllotaxy in which each leaf is separated from the next pair by an angle of about 68.75⁰
Name a genus that exhibits bijugate phyllotaxy.
Eucalyptus
The juvenile leaves of the genus Eucalyptus exhibits ____ phyllotaxy.
bijugate
What is the type of phyllotaxy in which there are three or more leaves at a node?
whorled
What is whorled phyllotaxy?
the type of phyllotaxy in which there are three or more leaves at a node
Name a genus that exhibits whorled phyllotaxy.
Nerium
The genus Nerium exhibits _____ phyllotaxy.
whorled
What is the name of the type of phyllotaxy in which the leaves in one whorl are slightly off from the leaves of the next whorl?
multijugate
What is multijugate phyllotaxy?
the type of phyllotaxy in which the leaves in one whorl are slightly off from the leaves of the next whorl
What is a contact parastichy?
a spiral that is obvious to the eye
A _______ is a spiral that is obvious to the eye.
contact parastichy
What is a contact parastichy pair?
Two families winding in opposite directions
How is a parastichy pair represented?
(m,n) where m is the number of families running in one direction and n is the number of families running in the opposite direction
What type of leaf margin is this?
ciliate
What type of leaf margin is this?
crenate
What type of leaf margin is this?
crenulate
What type of leaf margin is this?
dentate
What type of leaf margin is this?
entire
What type of leaf margin is this?
incised
What type of leaf margin is this?
lobed
What type of leaf margin is this?
palmately lobed
What type of leaf margin is this?
pinnately lobed
What type of leaf margin is this?
pinnatisect
What type of leaf margin is this?
serrate
What type of leaf margin is this?
serrulate
What type of leaf margin is this?
sinuate
What type of leaf margin is this?
spinose
What type of leaf margin is this?
undulate
What shape of leaf is this?
peltate
What shape of leaf is this?
ensiform
What type of compound leaf is this?
bipinnate
What type of compound leaf is this?
imperipinnate
What type of compound leaf is this?
palmate
What type of compound leaf is this?
paripinnate
What type of compound leaf is this?
trifoliolate
What type of compound leaf is this?
unifoliolate
What type of leaf attachment is this?
amplexicaul
What type of leaf attachment is this?
decurrent
What type of leaf attachment is this?
ligulate
What type of leaf attachment is this?
perfoliate
What type of leaf attachment is this?
petiolate
What type of leaf attachment is this?
sessile
What type of leaf attachment is this?
sheathing
What type of leaf attachment is this?
stipulate