Angiosperms | Vocab and Study Cards Flashcards

1
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Define Angiosperms

A

The flowering plants

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2
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Angiosperms are the largest group of plants: T or F

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True

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3
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What period did Angiosperms become dominant

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The late cretaceous period

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4
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What time periods is the origin of Angisperms debated?

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The Jurassic period or Triassic period

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5
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What are the 3 major groups of Angiosperms

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1) Magnolids and Other Basal Angiosperms
2) Monocots
3) Eudicots

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6
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For basal angiosperms how many grooves does their pollen have

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1

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7
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For basal angiosperms how many cotyledons does their seeds have

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3

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8
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Which is the largest in the basal angiosperms

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The Magnoliales

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9
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Give examples of the Magnoliales

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Magnolias, laurels, avocados, perppercorn

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10
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Give examples of the Austrobaileyales

A

Star anise

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11
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Give examples of the Nymphaeales

A

Water lillies

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12
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What is the closelest living relative of relative of the first flowering plant

A

Amborella

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13
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How many Cotyledons does a monocot have

A

1

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14
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How many grooves does the monocots pollen have

A

1

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15
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In the monocots, the flower parts come in parts of ____

A

3’s

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16
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In the monocots, how are the vascular bundles organized

A

Scattered in the stem

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17
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Give examples of the monocots

A

Grass, palms, onions

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18
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How many Cotyledons does a dicot have

A

2

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19
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How many grooves does the dicot pollen have

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3

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20
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In the monocots, the flower parts come in parts of ____

A

4’s or 5’s

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21
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In the monocots, how are the vascular bundles organized

A

Parallel

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22
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Give examples of the dicots

A

legumes, hardwoord trees

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23
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Define peduncle

A

The flower stalk that expands at the tip

24
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What does peduncle produce

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It bears sepals. petals, stamens, and carpel s

25
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Define the calyx

A

Collection of sepals

26
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What is the purpose of a sepal

A

They protect the flower bud before it opens

27
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Define the corolla and its purpose

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A collection of petals meant to attract pollinators

28
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Define the perianth

A

The Calyx and the Corolla

29
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Define tepals

A

When the sepals and petals are fused together

30
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Is the stamen male or female

A

Male

31
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What is the stamen comprised of

A

The anther and the filament

32
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Define the anther

A

It contains the pollen

33
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define the filament

A

The stalk

34
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Is the carpel/pistill male or female?

A

female

35
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What is the ovary

A

The swollen base of a flower

36
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What is a style

A

It elvates the stigma

37
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What is the stigma

A

The sticky receptor of the pollen

38
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Define a perfect flower

A

The flowers of both male and female parts

39
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Define an imperfect flower

A

when a flower has only male parts OR female parts

40
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Define a staminate

A

male flowers

41
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Define a pistillate

A

female flowers

42
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In the flowering plant life cycle , what does the Sporophyte consist of

A

The capel and the stamen

43
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What are the pollen sacs comprised of?

A

Microsporocytes

44
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What are the two types of pollination

A

1) Self Pollination

2) Cross Pollination

45
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Define self pollination

A

When pollen fromn another stigma of same flower

46
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Define cross pollination

A

when pollen from another flower reaches the stigma of another flower

47
Q

What kinds of flowers attract bats and moths

A

Intensely sweet smelling & while or pale petals

48
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What kinds of flowers attract birds

A

red and yellow flowers & low fragrance

49
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What kinds of flowers attract beetles and flies

A

Flowers that smell like rotten meat or decaying matter

50
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What kinds of flowers attract bees

A

Sweet smelling & yellow, blue, or purple flowers

51
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What do fruits do for pollinartion

A

They protect and aid in seed dispersal

52
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What kind of adaptations do fruits have for pollination

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They have sticks, hooks, and fuzz to adhere to animal s

53
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What is the purpose of a fruit

A

To protect seeds and aid dispersal

54
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What are the 3 layers of a fruit

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1) Exocarp
2) Mesocarp
3) Endocarp

55
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Which layer do some fruits not have

A

The mesocarp