demos of fruits Flashcards
define tendril
modified stem and or leaves. climbing plants use tendrils to attach to surface or other other plants (in case of epiphyte)
what is the function of the apical meristem
it produces linear growth and gives rise to new foliage, banches and flowers
what is another name for stolins
runners
are stolins asexual or sexual
asexual
what are stolons
stolons are runners that are an asexual reproduction structure , bearing clones of the parent plants
what is a carrot
a root for storing fuel for the plants later use
what is ginger
a horizontal stem called a rhyzome
what is an artichoke
it is an edible bud , a type of thistle
can seedless grapes be artificially selected
yes
how are seedless grapes propegated
asexually by grafting
list 2 hormones that are used to induce the formation of fruit without seeds
auxin
gibberlins
name 3 vegitables that we viewed that are in the same family
kale (leaves) broccoli (flower) brussel sprouts (buds)
what is the family of the broccoli kale brussel sprouts
brassica oleracea
do fruits hold seeds
yes
do veggies hold seeds
no
what is okra
a dry fruit called a capsule
what is asperagus
a fleshy stem
give 2 examples of legumes
beans and peanuts
what are legumes
fruits with a pod splitting along just 2 seams
what are tubers
fleshy stems that are modified for storage of carbohydrates.
what are the eyes of a potato
auxillary buds
what is a potato
a STEM not a rot
what is a drupe
fleshy fruit with a hard seed
what are the 4 drupaceous nuts
coconut
walnut
pecans
date palms
what is a pome
ovary (core) surrounded by edible recepticle or fleshy floral tube that is not really pericarp. The core is usually not eaten . typical of rose family memebers
what is a berry
fleshy pericarp
skin can be tough
one or many seeds
give 3 examples of berries
tomato, papaya, banana , guava, pomegranate, persimmion
what is a pepo
berry with a thick hard rind
give examples of pepos
guourds , squash, cantelope, pumpkin
what are hesperidium
berry with a leathery rind and thin partitions between the segments
give some examples of hesperideium
orange, lemon , grapefruit .
what are the 3 types of fleshy fruits
berry, pepo, hesperidium
berry, pepo, or hesperidium ? orange
hesperidium
berry, pepo, or hesperidium ? cantelope
pepo
berry, pepo, or hesperidium ? guava
berry
berry, pepo, or hesperidium ? banana
berry
berry, pepo, or hesperidium ?persimmon
berry
berry, pepo, or hesperidium ?lemon
hesperidium
berry, pepo, or hesperidium ?tangerines
hesperidium
berry, pepo, or hesperidium ?pumpkin
pepo
berry, pepo, or hesperidium ?pomegrannate
berry
berry, pepo, or hesperidium ? kumquat
hesperidium
berry, pepo, or hesperidium ? tomato
berry
give some examples of drupes
olive , peach, cherry, mango, plum
give some examples of pomes
apple rose pear quince loquat
what is a pepper
a berry
what is an aggregate fruit
cluster of many ovaries from one flower
what is a black berry
aggregate drupe
what is a raspberry
aggregate drupe
what are multiple fruits
clusters of many ovaries produced by joining of many flower of the same infloresence.
give some examples of mulitiple fruits
pinapple, bread fruit , jack fruit, fig trees
what is an accessory fruit
if its fleshy edible parts incluses tissues other than the ovary. often the accessory tisseu is form the recepticle part of the flower.
give 3 example of accessory fruits
apples and rose strawberries and blueberries
what is the name of the fruit that grass produces
caryopis
what is a common strategy for dry fruit dispersal
sticking to the hair of mammals
how many types of dry fruits are there
5
define a nut
one seeded fruit with very hard paericarp, usually in a husk . he hard layer around the seed in the entire ovary wall or pericarp.
give 3 examples of nuts
acorn , chestnut, hazel nut
what is another name for grain
caryopis
what is a grain?
the grain comes from a rippend ovary within the grass family.
give some examples of grains
corn, rice, rye wheat, oats, barley
what does an individual corn kernel represent
each corn kernel represents an individual fruit .
what does corn silks represent
they are the styles and stigmas form the female flower.
each corn kernal is what kind of fruit
each corn kernel is a caryopis fruit, like other grains
