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Biology Chapter 3 Flashcards

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Flowers make up the

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Reproductive parts of flowering plants

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2
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All flowers have one primary function for the plant

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To produce seeds for reproduction

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3
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A flower is usually formed on the enlarged end of a special stem called the

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Flower stalk

Pedicel

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4
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The flower parts are attached to the end of the pedicel called the? Which is designed to hold the developing seeds.

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Receptacle

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5
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Usually green in color are the leaf like structures attached to the edge of the receptacle

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Sepals

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6
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The sepals, enclosed and protects the flowers______________ The most conspicuous part of a flower

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Petals

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7
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Sepals are the flowers? In Latin

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Flowers calyx

Cup

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8
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Petals are the? In Latin

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Corolla

Little crown

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9
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Within the Corolla are the_______________ the Organs that protected the _____________________

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Stamens

Pollen

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10
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The pollen contains the male reproductive cells or__________ Of the flower

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Sperm cells

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11
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Each stamen consist of two parts a slender elongated stock called the___[_______ And an enlarged structure at the tip The___________________

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Filament

Anther

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12
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The elongated face shaped structure of a flower is the

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Pistil

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13
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The swollen base of a pistol is called? Was in the ovary are located.?

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Ovary

Ovule

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14
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Ovules contain the female reproductive cells called

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Egg cells

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15
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The stock like structure that connects the ovary to the tip of the pistol is the

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Style

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16
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The tip of the ______________ The pistol is the part of the flower that receives the pollen grains at the time of pollination

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Stigma

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17
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One that has sepals petals and pistols

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Complete flower

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18
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Lacks one or more of the four basic flower parts

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Incomplete flower

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19
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An incomplete flower that lacks pedals is the

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Poinsettia

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20
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The bright red structures that appear to be its pedals are actually special leaves called

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Bracts

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21
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Many plants require a definite. Of light and darkness before they will flower this phenomenon is called.

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Photoperiodism

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22
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When the ovary is fully ribbed, it is called a

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Fruit

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23
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Fruits function as

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Seed bearing structures of flowering plants

24
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Fruit refers to

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Sweet matured, ovaries such as peaches, apples, and oranges

25
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To a botanist, however any ripened over is called a

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Fruit, whether it is sweet or not, and whether it is edible by humans or not

26
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Pollen reaches the pistol throughout a process called

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Pollination

27
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Occurs when pollen fuses with the ovuals

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Fertilization

28
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The transfer of pollen from another to the stigma of a pistol is

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Pollination

29
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Pollination often occurs with the same flower this type of pollination is called

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Self pollination

30
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Occurs when the pollen from another of one plant is transferred to a stigma of a flower on another plant

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Cross pollination

31
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If cross pollination occurs between plants belonging to different species of the same plant, the result is a

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Hybrid

32
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The wide right of ways in which pollination is insured in flowering plants shows

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The ingenuity and provident care of the creator

33
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A sweet tasting watery liquid produced by plants

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Nectar

34
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Have a red and white mottled coloring that gives them the appearance of raw meat

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Carrion flowers

35
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When this pollen is inhaled, it causes an allergic reaction in some people that is called

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Hayfever

Allergic retinitis

36
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The symptoms of hayfever are triggered when pollen was in the respiratory system causes the release of a chemical messenger called

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Histamine

37
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To get rid of histamine, you would have to take what

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Antihistamine

38
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In the United States, the most important type of pollen that triggers hayfever is that of a common member of the composite family

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Rag weed

39
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Oval began dropping into seats only after a sperm cell brought by a pollen grain feces with the egg cell through the process of

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Fertilization

40
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In other words, the new plant receives a

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Blueprint for growth from the sperm cell and egg cell that unite to form it

41
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The sperm cell and egg cell are called

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Gametes

42
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Halloween successful pollination and pomegranate begin to form a from the stigma down through the style of the pistol into the ovary

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Pollen tube

43
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One of the sperm cells unites with egg cell forming the ________________ the other sperm cell fuses with cells called ______________ to form the _______________ a nutritional tissue that surrounds the fertilized egg and provides nourishment to the growing embryo

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Embryo

Polar nuclei

Endosperm

44
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In which two sperm cells are required for reproduction is unique to angiosperms

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Double fertilization

45
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What cause the ovules to begin developing into seeds

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The formation of fruits is usually triggered by pollination and fertilization

46
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In most other plants, the slow development of the ovals seeds results in the formation of________________ chemically produce plants or animals to control or stimulates specific processes that caused the over to begin____________ growing larger and developing into a fruit

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Hormones

Ripening

47
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Holy ripened, fruits are prepared for picking by an_______________ that forms in the stock of the fruit and begins to cut the fruit from the stem

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Abscission layer

48
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Most fruits are considered_______________ because they form from one flower that has one pistol

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Simple fruits

49
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Form from one flower that has several pistols and_______________ form from several flowers

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Aggregate

Multiple fruits

50
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Simple fruits in which the entire ovary is flushing and juicy, threw out our

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Berries

51
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The outer covering of these fruits may be soft leather or somewhat hard

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Berries

52
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Examples of varies are

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Tomatoes, grapes, cucumbers, watermelon, and oranges

53
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Slushy and juicy, but not throughout the entire fruit

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Drupes

54
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Peaches, plums, cherries, apricots, mangoes, and walnuts are

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Drupes

55
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Simple fruits with an outer flashy layer and an inner core

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Pomes

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