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Chapter 14 Flashcards

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1
Q

What process produces haploid cells?

A

meiosis

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2
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Name the parts of a pistil in a flower.

A

ovary, style, stigma, recepticle

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3
Q

Flowers that lack showy petals, nectar, and odors are likely pollinated by ________________

A

wind

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4
Q

Which of the following is not necessary for pollination?

  1. anther
  2. stigma
  3. pollen
  4. petals
A

petals

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5
Q

List the events of plant reproduction in the order in which they occur?

A

pollination, fertilization, seed development

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6
Q

a cotyledon is ___________

A

a form of stored food in a seed

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7
Q

the female reproductive part of a flower

A

pistil

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8
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the saclike structure that produces pollen

A

anther

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9
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the tip of the pistil that receives the pollen

A

stigma

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10
Q

contains the male gametes of a flower

A

pollen

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11
Q

the tube that grows down the style and into the ovary

A

pollen tube

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12
Q

a mature ovule containing an embryo plant

A

seed

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13
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is attached to the anther

A

filament

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14
Q

the stalk between the ovary and stigma

A

style

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15
Q

True or False

A flower is a reproductive organ found on some plants

A

True

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16
Q

Organisms that have two of every kind of chromosome are called ____________

A

diploid

17
Q

A sugary liquid that attracts pollinators is ________

A

nectar

18
Q

Asexual reproduction provides little ____________ variation

A

genetic

19
Q

A __________ is someone who works with growing, harvesting, processing or shipping vegetables, fruits, flowers, or ornamental plants.

A

horticulturist

20
Q

What are the leaflike structures found at the base of many flowers?

A

sepals

21
Q

What characteristic of the stigma helps it retain pollen?

A

It is usually sticky

22
Q

Name a type of asexual reproduction in plants that we discussed in the chapter.

A

Runners, root sprouts, leaf cuttings, stem cuttings, potato eyes, plantlets

23
Q

True or False

Gametes are diploid

A

False

24
Q

True or False

Flowers pollinated by wind usually produce greater quantities of pollen than those pollinated by birds, insects, or bats

A

True

25
Q

True or False

After fertilization, the zygote develops into a cotyledon which contains the seed.

A

False

26
Q

True or False

An acorn is a fruit

A

True

27
Q

True or False

Some seeds can survive being eaten by animals

A

True

28
Q

True or False

The reproduction of potatoes from planted “eyes” is a form of asexual reproduction.

A

True

29
Q

Be able to name the plant structures from the flower diagram on page 195

A

stamen, stigma, ovary, anther, petal, filament, sepals, style, ovule, pistil

30
Q

What structure will become the fruit?

A

ovary

31
Q

How many seeds will develop if there are 6 ovules in the ovary?

A

six

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