Biology Lab 154 final Flashcards
Phylum Porifera
Phylum Cnidaria
Phylum Platyhelminthes
Phylum Nematoda
Phylum Annelida
Phylum Mollusca
Phylum Arthropoda
Phylum Echinodermata
What is a fruit?
Botanically, a fruit is a ripened ovary and its contents.
In a fruit, the tissue on the wall where the seeds are attached is called the…
Placenta
This is fleshy when mature, derived from a single ovary, and multiseeded. What is this?
a Berry.
What is an example of a Simple Fruit? And what is this simple fruit type called?
Green Peppers, which is an example of a simple fruit type called a berry.
What is the difference between a Simple Fruit and a Compound Fruit?
Simple: has 1 pistil..
Fleshy
Dry
Dehiscent
Indehiscent
Compound: More than 1 pistil.
Aggregate
Multiple
What is an example of a Fleshy, simple fruit?
Pome: Apples.
Drupe: Cherry, Peach, Coconut, Pecan…
Berry: Tomato, Bell Pepper.
Name an example of a Dry, simple fruit.
Capsule: Cottonwood, sweetgum
Legume: Pease, Beans
Follicle: Magnolia Cone is aggregate.
Caryopsis: Corn
Achene: Sunflower “seed”
Samara: Red Maple
Nut: Acorn, Hazelnut
Name examples of a Aggregate, compund fruit.
Strawberry aggregate of achenes
Blackberry aggregate of drupes.
Give examples of a Multiple, compound fruit.
Pineapple
. Parts other than ovary. Swell and ripen to protect seed.
What is this?
Accessory fruits
What are the differences between Aggregate and Multiple fruits? Give examples!
Aggregate: 1 flower with multiple Pistils.
(Example: Strawberry aggregate of achenes.
Blackberry Aggregate of Drupes.)
Multiple: More than 1 flower.
(Example: Pineapple)
What are the differences between Fleshy and Dry Fruits?
Give examples!
Fleshy: Succuent at maturity.
Dry: At maturity.
(Example: Capsule, Legume, Follicle, Caryopsis, Achene, Samara, Nut)
(example: Pome, Drupe, Berry)
1 seed, succulent outer wall, bony inner wall.
Drupe
(Example: cherry, peach, coconut, pecan, avacodo)
Outer Wall fleshy, multiple seeds, inner wall papery
Pome
(example: apples)
Several seeds in a pulpy mass.
Berry
(example: tomato, bell pepper)
Has 2 splits.
Legume
(Example: peas, beans)
Winged achene (winged fruit)
Samara
(Example: Red Maple)
One seed bony or leathery exterior.
Nut
(example: Acorn, hazelnut)
Fruits are usually achenes, follicles, capsules, pomes, drupes, or druplets. The hypanthium may fuse to the ovary wall and enlarge to produce a fruit. This Fruit may only contain a single seed.
Rosaceae
Fruits are usually a berry or capsule and the seeds are often flattened.
Solanaceae
Highly specialized epidermal cells ocurring in pairs to form tiny openings called ________.
Stomata
These are also used for gas exchange with the environment, which is essential for photosynthesis.
Stomata
The evaporation of water from plants is called ________
Transpiration