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Angiosperms Flashcards

1
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Phylum Magnoliophyta - Angiosperms

Angio- meaning

A

Modified ovary (fruit)

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Phylum Magnoliophyta - Angiosperms

Land adaptations (3)

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Cuticle

Vascular tissues

Not water dependent for spem to swim

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Phylum Magnoliophyta - Angiosperms

Land adaptations: Pollen delivery?

A

Not dependent on water or wind to deliver pollen

Pollinators

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Phylum Magnoliophyta - Angiosperms

Land adaptations: Seed water dependence?

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Decreased dependence on water and wind to disperse seeds

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Phylum Magnoliophyta - Angiosperms

Synapomorphy?

A

Flowers

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Phylum Magnoliophyta - Angiosperms

Flowers purpose

A

Reproductive structures produced by mature plants

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Phylum Magnoliophyta - Angiosperms

Annuals =

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Mature in one growing season

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Phylum Magnoliophyta - Angiosperms

Biennuals =

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Mature in two growing seasons

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Phylum Magnoliophyta - Angiosperms

Perrenials =

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Mature in more than two growing seasons

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Phylum Magnoliophyta - Angiosperms

Infloresence =

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Group of flowers at the end of a stem

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Phylum Magnoliophyta - Angiosperms

Peduncle

A

Stem that holds up the infloresence

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Phylum Magnoliophyta - Angiosperms

Receptacle =

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Swollen area at the base of the flower where some flower parts are attached

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Phylum Magnoliophyta - Angiosperms

Sepal =

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Usually green, covering and protecting bud

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Phylum Magnoliophyta - Angiosperms

All sepals together =

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Calyx

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Phylum Magnoliophyta - Angiosperms

Petal (2) =

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Usually showy

Attract animals

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Phylum Magnoliophyta - Angiosperms

All petals together =

A

Corolla

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Phylum Magnoliophyta - Angiosperms

“Tepals” may be used when

A

Petals and sepals are very similar

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Phylum Magnoliophyta - Angiosperms

Perianth =

A

Calyx + corolla

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Phylum Magnoliophyta - Angiosperms

Bract =

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Specialized leaf, functions as a petal

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Phylum Magnoliophyta - Angiosperms

Filament =

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Stalk-like structure holds up pollen bearing structure

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Phylum Magnoliophyta - Angiosperms

Anther =

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Pollen bearing structure

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Phylum Magnoliophyta - Angiosperms

Stamen =

A

Male parts of the flower

Anther + filament

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Phylum Magnoliophyta - Angiosperms

Ovary =

A

Female structure that contains ovules

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Phylum Magnoliophyta - Angiosperms

Ovule =

A

Sac that contains eggs

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Phylum Magnoliophyta - Angiosperms

Style =

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Stalk that holds up the pollen-receiving structure

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Phylum Magnoliophyta - Angiosperms

Stigma =

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Pollen-receiving structure

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Phylum Magnoliophyta - Angiosperms

Carpel =

A

Female reproductive unit

Stigma + style + ovary

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Phylum Magnoliophyta - Angiosperms

Pistil =

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One or more carpels fused together

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Phylum Magnoliophyta - Angiosperms

Superior =

A

Ovary is above the perianth attachment

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Phylum Magnoliophyta - Angiosperms

Inferior

A

Ovary is beneath the perianth attachment

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Phylum Magnoliophyta - Angiosperms

Bilateral =

A

1 plane of symmetry

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Phylum Magnoliophyta - Angiosperms

Biradial

A

2 planes of symmetry

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Phylum Magnoliophyta - Angiosperms

Radial =

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Greater than 2 planes of symmetry

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34
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Phylum Magnoliophyta - Angiosperms

Spikes =

A

Flowers attached to a vertical peduncle with very small or no pedicels

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35
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Phylum Magnoliophyta - Angiosperms

Raceme =

A

Flowers attached to a vertical peduncle with pedicels

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36
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Phylum Magnoliophyta - Angiosperms

Simple umbel =

A

Pedicels originate at a single point on the peduncle and are all the same length

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37
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Phylum Magnoliophyta - Angiosperms

Compound umbel =

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Peduncle ends in rayes, each has pedicels attached at a single point, and pedicels are all the same length

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38
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Phylum Magnoliophyta - Angiosperms

Head =

A

Flowers (florets) are amall and attached to a disc shaped structure

Appears as a single flower

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39
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Phylum Magnoliophyta - Angiosperms

Catkin =

A

Flowers attached to a peduncle that hangs down

40
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Phylum Magnoliophyta - Angiosperms

Corymb =

A

Peduncle ends in rays, each has many pedicels that are not all the same length

Planar infloresence

41
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Angiosperms Shapes

Funnel =

A

Funnel shaped with fused petals

42
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Angiosperms Shapes

Salverform =

A

Narrow funnel shape with fused petal

43
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Angiosperms Shapes

Rotate =

A

Disc shaped, wheel shaped, planar

44
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Angiosperms Shapes

Bell-shaped =

A

Petals fused

Broader than salverform

45
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Angiosperms Shapes

Urn-shaped =

A

Petals fused, very small opening

46
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Angiosperms Shapes

Two-lipped =

A

Petals fused, bilateral symmetry

47
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Angiosperms Shapes

Pea-like

A

Bilateral flower, 3 petal types

48
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Angiosperms Shapes

3 Parts of the Pea-like shape

A

Banner petal

Wing petal

Keel

49
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Angiosperms Shapes

Banner petal =

A

Large upper petal, always divided

50
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Angiosperms Shapes

Wing petal =

A

Teardrop shaped

51
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Angiosperms Shapes

Keel =

A

2 lower petals fused together

52
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Angiosperms Fruits

Fruits =

A

Mature ovary + accessory tissues

53
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Angiosperms Fruits

Exocarp =

A

Skin of the fruit

54
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Angiosperms Fruits

Mesocarp =

A

Fleshy part of the fruit

55
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Angiosperms Fruits

Endocarp =

A

Boundry between the mesocarp and the seed

56
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Angiosperms Fruits

Pericarp =

A

Mesocarp + exocarp + endocarp

57
Q

Angiosperms Seed

3 Parts of a seed

A

Seedcoat

Sporophyte embryo

Cotelydon

58
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Angiosperms Seed

Seedcoat purpose

A

Waterproofing,

protection vs bacteria and fungi

59
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Angiosperms Seed

Cotelydon purpose

A

Nutritive tissue (endosperm)

60
Q

Angiosperms - Fruit Categories

What are the 2 categories?

A

Fleshy fruits

Dry fruits

61
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Angiosperms - Fruit Categories

Fleshy fruit characteristic

A

Moist, juicy mesocarp

62
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Angiosperms - Fruit Categories

3 types of Fleshy Fruits

A

Drupe

Berry

Pome

63
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Angiosperms - Fruit Categories

Drupe =

A

Simple (1 carpel), fleshy fruit with a stony endocarp

64
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Angiosperms - Fruit Categories

Berry =

A

Compound (more that 1 carpel) that contains more than 1 seed

65
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Angiosperms - Fruit Categories

3 types of berries

A

True berry

Pepo

Hespiridium

66
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Angiosperms - Fruit Categories

True berry =

A

Thin skin, soft pericarp

67
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Angiosperms - Fruit Categories

Pepo =

A

Fruit with rind

68
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Angiosperms - Fruit Categories

Hespiridium =

A

Fruit with a leathery exocarp containing aromatic oil

69
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Angiosperms - Fruit Categories

Pome =

A

Fruit develops from fused perianth

Papery endocarp

70
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Angiosperms - Dry Fruits

Dry fruits characteristic

A

Mesocarp is dry at maturity

71
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Angiosperms - Dry Fruits

2 Types of dry fruits

A

Dehiscent fruits

Indehiscent fruits

72
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Angiosperms - Dry Fruits

Dehiscent fruit characteristics

A

Open at maturity

73
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Angiosperms - Dry Fruits

4 types of dehiscent fruits

A

Follicle

Legume

Silique

Capsule

74
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Angiosperms - Dry Fruits

Follicle =

A

Splits along 1 seem or 1 edge

75
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Angiosperms - Dry Fruits

Legume =

A

Splits along 2 seams or 2 edges

76
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Angiosperms - Dry Fruits

Silique =

A

Splits along 2 seams seeds attach to a central structure

77
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Angiosperms - Dry Fruits

Capsule =

A

Splits a variety of ways

Seeds are shaken out

78
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Angiosperms - Indehiscent Fruits

Indehiscent fruit characteristic

A

Not open at maturity

79
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Angiosperms - Indehiscent Fruits

5 types of indehiscent fruits

A

Achene

Nut

Grain

Samara

Schizocarp

80
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Angiosperms - Indehiscent Fruits

Achene =

A

Only base of seed is attached to pericarp

81
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Angiosperms - Indehiscent Fruits

Nut (3) =

A

Similar to achene,

pericarp is harder,

often with fused bracts attached to the base

82
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Angiosperms - Indehiscent Fruits

Grain =

A

Pericarp is inseparable from seed

83
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Angiosperms - Indehiscent Fruits

Samara =

A

Pericarp becomes winged for disposal

84
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Angiosperms - Indehiscent Fruits

Schizocarp =

A

2 seeds attached until mature

85
Q

Angiosperms - Fruit Composition

Simple =

A

1 Flower

1 Pistil

Maybe multiple carpels

86
Q

Angiosperms - Fruit Composition

Aggregate fruit =

A

1 Flower

Many pistils

87
Q

Angiosperms - Fruit Composition

Multiple fruits =

A

Flowers in an infloresence fused together

88
Q

Angiosperms - Seeds

Seedlings (2) =

A

Young sporophytes

Immature organs

89
Q

Angiosperms - Seeds

Plumule =

A

Immature embro leaves

90
Q

Angiosperms - Seeds

Epicotyl =

A

Parts of shoots above cotyledons

91
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Angiosperms - Seeds

Hypocotyl =

A

Part of the shoot that is below cotyledons

92
Q

Angiosperms - Seeds

Radicle =

A

Embryo’s immature root

93
Q

Angiosperms - Dormancy

Meaning

A

Suspesion of growth of the embryo

94
Q

Angiosperms - Dormancy

What starts dormancy?

A

Dehydration

95
Q

Angiosperms - Dormancy

What ends dormancy?

A

Imbibition

96
Q

Angiosperms - Dormancy

Seedcoats may be tough and need to be damaged before water can enter

____ by humans

A

Scarification

97
Q

Angiosperms - Dormancy

May last a long time?

Lotus =

Frozen seeds =

A

Lotus = approx 1200 years

Frozen seeds = 10,000 years

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