Angiosperms Flashcards
What is known as the “most successful plants”?
ANGIOSPERMS
Angiosperms have _________________ to almost every habitat
ADAPTED
How doe angiosperms reproduce?
SEXUALLY by forming flowers
What are the water conducting cells of angiosperms called?
“Vessel elemetns”
What are the sugar conducting cells I nangiosperms called? “
SIEVE TUBE ELEMENTS
What are the four angiosperm plant organs?
LEAF
STEM
ROOT
FLOWER
What are the two classes discussed in the notetaker from the phylum Magnoliophyta?
CLASS LILIOSIDA (monocots)
CLASS MAGNOLIOPSIDA (dicots)
What are the four monocot examples? (PGOL)
palms
grasses
orchids
lilies
The stem of a monoct is ______________
HERBACEOUS
What does the term herbaceous mean?
GREEN
The flowers, leaves, or reproductive parts of monocots are in _______________________
THREE’S OR MULTIPLES OF THREE’S
What is the leaf venation of monocots?
The leaf venation of monocots is primarily parallel
What does the term “leaf venation” mean?
“Leaf venation” is another name of terming the vascular tissue
The seed of a monocot is a single ______________________
EMBRYONIC SEED LEAF
What is the term of a single embryonic seed leaf in monocots?
COTYLEDON
What is the stem construction of monocots described as?
SCATTERED VASCULAR BUNDLES
How is the monocot root system described as?
FIBROUS
What does the term “fibrous” mean in terms of the monocot root system?
It means many roots stemming from the same point
Dicots can be either ________________ or ______________
HERBACEOUS OR WOODY
The flower parts of dicots are in multiples of ___________ or _______________
FOUR’S OR FIVES
What is the leaf venation of dicots?
The leaf venation of dicots is primarily netted
What does the term “netted” mean in terms of dicot leaf venation?
“Netted” is a term that means intersecting leaf vascular tissue
How is the seed of a dicot described?
An embryo with two cotyledon
Describe the stem construction of dicots
Rings of vascular bundles
Describe the root of a dicot
A tap root
What is a tap root in terms of dicots and their root system?
A larger root that extends farther down than a fibrous root system
What are the examples of dicots?
All trees (except Gymnosperms and palms)
What is a “blade” in terms of leaves?
A broad, flat leaf shape
What is a petiole?
It is the stalk like structure that attaches the blade to the stem
What are the “veins” in terms of leaves?
Veins are lines of vascular tissue
What is the main function of the leaf?
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
What is the “axillary bud”?
A bud that produces a leaf
What is a “stipule”?
Leaf like growths at the base of the petiole that serves as a protective barrier from some insects
What are “trichomes”
hair like structures on the leaf
What is the function of the “trichomes”?
Trichomes can prevent overheating and serve as protection
Describe the cuticle of a leaf?
A waxy covering
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What are the eleven kinds or types of modified leaf structures?
Bud Scales
Tendrils
Insectivorous leaves
Bulbs
Flower Pot leaves
Bracts
Storage Leaves
Reproductive leaves
Cotyledons
What are the kinds of leaf arrangement?
Alternate
Opposite
Whorled
What is the term used for “leaf arrangement”?
Phyllotaxis
What are the three types of leaf venation?
Parallel
Netted Pinnately
Netted Palmately
What are the four ways of leaf composition?
Simple
Compound Palmately
Compound Pinnately
Compound Bipinnatley
What is the function of bud scales?
It protects the winter buds from injury, freezing, and drying out
What is the function of tendrils?
It supports the plant is found in peas and many vines
Describe “spines” in accordance to leaf modification
Hard and pointed
What is the function of “spines”?
To deter herbivores
What is the function of insectivorous leaves?
They trap insects to supplement their nitrogen needs
What are the four examples of insectivorous plants? (SBPB)
Sundew
Bladderwort
Pitcher plant
Butterwort