Angiosperms 2 Flashcards

1
Q

Fruit

A

Typically consists of a mature ovary but can also include other flower parts

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2
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What is the purpose of fruit

A

protect seeds and aid in their dispersal

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3
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Types of fruits

A
simple fruits
dry fruits
simple fleshy fruits
aggregate fruits
Multiple fruits
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4
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Simple fruits

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Ripened single or compound ovary within a single carpel

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5
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Dry fruit examples

A

Achene, Legume, Samara, Nut, Fibrous drupe

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6
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Achene

A

dandelions, strawberries

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7
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Legume

A

pea, peanut, bean

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8
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Samara

A

maple, ash, elm

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9
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Nut

A

acorn, beech, hazelnut

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10
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Fibrous Drupe

A

coconut, walnut

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11
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Simple fleshy fruits

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Berries - grapes, tomatoes, oranges

Drupes - stone fruits, olives, mangos

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12
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Aggregate fruits

A

single flower with multiple carpels

blackberries, raspberries

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13
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Multiple fruits

A

Pineapple, breadfruit

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14
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What do drupe contain

A

fleshy exocarp, and mesocarp, hard endocarp

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15
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Two main groups of angiosperm

A

monocots (one cotyledon) and eudicots (true dicots)

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16
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What does edict include

A

some groups formerly assigned to the paraphyletic dicot (two cotyledons) group

17
Q

Basal Angiosperm

A

three small lineages

Include Amborella trichopoda, water lilies, and star anise

18
Q

What do Magnoliids include

A

magnolias, laurels, and black pepper plants

19
Q

Mognoliids are more closely related to ____ and ____ than _______

A

monocots, eudicots, basal angiosperms

20
Q

What are Magnoliids

A

Dicots but not Eudicots

Nutmeg, Cinnamon, Pepper, Avocado, Kava

21
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Monocots

A

Mote than one quarter of angiosperm species

  • 60,000 species
  • flower parts come in multiples of three
  • often have parallel leaf veins
22
Q

Palms

A

Evolved at end of the cretaceous
2,600 species
Tropical, subtropical, and warm climates

23
Q

Grasses

A
Family Poaceae
9-10,000 species
bamboo
wheat
sugar cane
Rye
Maize
24
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Orchids

A

Considered largest family of angiosperms (Asteraceae is comparable)
-22,000 species

25
Q

Eudicots

A

More than 2/3 of angiosperm species are eudicots

Very diverse

26
Q

Do bilaterally symmetric flowers or radially symmetric flowers have more species

A

bilaterally symmetric

27
Q

Seed plant importance to humans

A

key sources of food, fuel, wood products, and medicine

28
Q

Most of our food comes from

A

angiosperms