demos of fruits Flashcards

1
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define tendril

A

modified stem and or leaves. climbing plants use tendrils to attach to surface or other other plants (in case of epiphyte)

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2
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what is the function of the apical meristem

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it produces linear growth and gives rise to new foliage, banches and flowers

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3
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what is another name for stolins

A

runners

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4
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are stolins asexual or sexual

A

asexual

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5
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what are stolons

A

stolons are runners that are an asexual reproduction structure , bearing clones of the parent plants

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6
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what is a carrot

A

a root for storing fuel for the plants later use

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7
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what is ginger

A

a horizontal stem called a rhyzome

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8
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what is an artichoke

A

it is an edible bud , a type of thistle

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9
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can seedless grapes be artificially selected

A

yes

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10
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how are seedless grapes propegated

A

asexually by grafting

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11
Q

list 2 hormones that are used to induce the formation of fruit without seeds

A

auxin

gibberlins

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12
Q

name 3 vegitables that we viewed that are in the same family

A

kale (leaves) broccoli (flower) brussel sprouts (buds)

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13
Q

what is the family of the broccoli kale brussel sprouts

A

brassica oleracea

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14
Q

do fruits hold seeds

A

yes

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15
Q

do veggies hold seeds

A

no

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16
Q

what is okra

A

a dry fruit called a capsule

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17
Q

what is asperagus

A

a fleshy stem

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18
Q

give 2 examples of legumes

A

beans and peanuts

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19
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what are legumes

A

fruits with a pod splitting along just 2 seams

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20
Q

what are tubers

A

fleshy stems that are modified for storage of carbohydrates.

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21
Q

what are the eyes of a potato

A

auxillary buds

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22
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what is a potato

A

a STEM not a rot

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23
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what is a drupe

A

fleshy fruit with a hard seed

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24
Q

what are the 4 drupaceous nuts

A

coconut
walnut
pecans
date palms

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25
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what is a pome

A

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

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26
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what is a berry

A

fleshy pericarp
skin can be tough
one or many seeds

27
Q

give 3 examples of berries

A

tomato, papaya, banana , guava, pomegranate, persimmion

28
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what is a pepo

A

berry with a thick hard rind

29
Q

give examples of pepos

A

guourds , squash, cantelope, pumpkin

30
Q

what are hesperidium

A

berry with a leathery rind and thin partitions between the segments

31
Q

give some examples of hesperideium

A

orange, lemon , grapefruit .

32
Q

what are the 3 types of fleshy fruits

A

berry, pepo, hesperidium

33
Q

berry, pepo, or hesperidium ? orange

A

hesperidium

34
Q

berry, pepo, or hesperidium ? cantelope

A

pepo

35
Q

berry, pepo, or hesperidium ? guava

A

berry

36
Q

berry, pepo, or hesperidium ? banana

A

berry

37
Q

berry, pepo, or hesperidium ?persimmon

A

berry

38
Q

berry, pepo, or hesperidium ?lemon

A

hesperidium

39
Q

berry, pepo, or hesperidium ?tangerines

A

hesperidium

40
Q

berry, pepo, or hesperidium ?pumpkin

A

pepo

41
Q

berry, pepo, or hesperidium ?pomegrannate

A

berry

42
Q

berry, pepo, or hesperidium ? kumquat

A

hesperidium

43
Q

berry, pepo, or hesperidium ? tomato

A

berry

44
Q

give some examples of drupes

A

olive , peach, cherry, mango, plum

45
Q

give some examples of pomes

A

apple rose pear quince loquat

46
Q

what is a pepper

A

a berry

47
Q

what is an aggregate fruit

A

cluster of many ovaries from one flower

48
Q

what is a black berry

A

aggregate drupe

49
Q

what is a raspberry

A

aggregate drupe

50
Q

what are multiple fruits

A

clusters of many ovaries produced by joining of many flower of the same infloresence.

51
Q

give some examples of mulitiple fruits

A

pinapple, bread fruit , jack fruit, fig trees

52
Q

what is an accessory fruit

A

if its fleshy edible parts incluses tissues other than the ovary. often the accessory tisseu is form the recepticle part of the flower.

53
Q

give 3 example of accessory fruits

A

apples and rose strawberries and blueberries

54
Q

what is the name of the fruit that grass produces

A

caryopis

55
Q

what is a common strategy for dry fruit dispersal

A

sticking to the hair of mammals

56
Q

how many types of dry fruits are there

A

5

57
Q

define a nut

A

one seeded fruit with very hard paericarp, usually in a husk . he hard layer around the seed in the entire ovary wall or pericarp.

58
Q

give 3 examples of nuts

A

acorn , chestnut, hazel nut

59
Q

what is another name for grain

A

caryopis

60
Q

what is a grain?

A

the grain comes from a rippend ovary within the grass family.

61
Q

give some examples of grains

A

corn, rice, rye wheat, oats, barley

62
Q

what does an individual corn kernel represent

A

each corn kernel represents an individual fruit .

63
Q

what does corn silks represent

A

they are the styles and stigmas form the female flower.

64
Q

each corn kernal is what kind of fruit

A

each corn kernel is a caryopis fruit, like other grains