Bio Lab 6 - Angiosperm Flowers Flashcards
1
Q
Phylum Anthophyta
A
Flowering
Called Angiosperm (vessel seed)
Vessel = ovary = fruit
Most widespread plant family
2
Q
Angiosperm Advantages
A
Most efficient xylem Shorter generations Use pollinators Precise speed dispersal Seeds Pollen tube Defensive chemicals Flowers Fruit Xylem
3
Q
Angiosperm Architecture
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4 Whorls:
- Sepals
- PEtals
- Stamens
- Carpels
4
Q
Sepals
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Outermost layer
Green
Structure called Calyx
5
Q
Petals
A
Colorful
Attract pollinators
Produce nectar to attract pollinators
Collectively called Coralla
6
Q
Stamen
A
Male parts
Produce pollen
On filament called Anther
Group called Androecium
7
Q
Carpels
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Female parts Stigma receives pollen Ovule = seed production Ovary = fruit production Gynoecium = group of carpels
8
Q
Perfect
A
Male and female parts both in one flower
9
Q
Complete
A
All 4 whorls Sepals Petals Stamen Carpels
10
Q
Monocot
A
1 Cotyledon 3 flower petals parallel leaf veins no wood xylem spread around
11
Q
Eudicot
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2 Cotyledon 4 or 5 petals branched leaf veins sometimes woody Xylem grouped in center
12
Q
Tepal
A
Sepal + Petal
When Sepal looks like petal
13
Q
Ovary positions
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Ovary above flower: superior
Ovary below flower: Inferior
Flower above ovary: epigynous
Flower below ovay: hypogyneous
14
Q
Symmetry
A
Bilateral
Radial
15
Q
Fusion
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Connate: fused to like parts
Adnate: fused to unlike parts
