Chapter 5 VOCAB Flashcards
What is an Angiosperm?
A flowering plant that produces seeds within a fruit.
What is an Assemblage?
A group of plant species in an area dominated by one species that share the same habitat requirements.
What is Forensic Botany?
The application of plant science to crime-scene analysis or the resolution of criminal cases.
What is Forensic palynology?
The use of pollen and spore evidence to help solve criminal cases.
What is a Gymnosperm?
A plant with ‘naked’ seeds that are not enclosed in a protective organ (fruit); most are evergreens.
What is Palynology?
The study of pollen and spores.
What is a Pistil?
The female reproductive part of a flower where eggs are produced.
What is a Pollen ‘fingerprint’?
Also called a pollen profile, the number and type of pollen grains found in a geographic area at a particular time of year.
What is a Pollen Grain?
A reproductive structure that contains the male gametes of seed plants.
What is Pollination?
The transfer of pollen from the male part to the female part of a seed plant.
What is Postmortem interval (PMI)?
Time elapsed between a person’s death and discovery of the body.
What is a Spore?
An asexual reproductive structure that can develop into an adult found in certain protists (algae) and plants and fungi.
What is a Stamen?
The male reproductive part of a flower consisting of the anther and filament where pollen is produced.
