Chapter 1: Plant Morphology

Question 1

Symmetry of a flower

Answer 1

Actinomorphic: radial
Zygomorphic: bilateral symmetry

Question 2

Fruit

Answer 2

True fruit: developed from fertilized ovary

False fruit: developed from any part of the flower along with ovary

Question 3

Hypogynous flower

Answer 3

conical thalamus; ovary at the top; stamen, petals, and sepals are separate and below the ovary; superior ovary

Question 4

perigynous flower

Answer 4

Thalamus grows upward forming a cup-like calyx tube; enclosed ovary; remains free from sepals, petals and stamens; half inferior ovary

Question 5

Epigynous flower

Answer 5

THalamus completely covers the ovary; fused ovary; other floral parts are fused; inferior ovary

Question 6

Compound leaves

Answer 6

Pinnately compound: leaflets are arranged on both sides on the rachis
Palmately compound: leaflets attached to a common point

Question 7

Parts of a flower

Answer 7

Calyx: gamosepalous - united sepals
polysepalous - free sepals
corolla: gamopetalous - united petals
polypetalous - free petals
androecium
gynoecium

Question 8

Types of fruits

Answer 8

Simple fruits: can be dry or succulent (pericarp)
Aggregate fruits: developed from polycarpellary apocarpous gynoecium
Multiple fruits: develops from entire inflorescence