Exam 4 Modified Study Flashcards
What are the possibilities for flower sexes?
Bisexual
Unisexual
Bisexual flower sex means
Both stamens and carpels
Unisexual flower sex means
either stamens OR carpels
Types of unisexual flower sexes
Monecius
Dioecious
Monoecius
Has carpels and stamens on same plant
Dioecious
Has carpels and stamens on separate plants
Genetically Modified plants have
Improved food quality traits
Improved Agricultural traits
Medicinal traits
Formation of the seed
Ovule becomes the seed coat
The endosperm is stored food that the Cotyledons(embryonic leaves) absorb while growing
Anatomy of a leaf from top to bottom
Waxy cuticle Upper Epidermis Palisade Mesophyll Air space Spongy Mesophyll Lower Epidermis Waxy cuticle
Where are stoma found
In the lower epidermis
How is oxygen released
Through the stoma
How do plants intake water and Minerals?
Through root hairs, the epidermis and then the xylem
How do monocots and eudicot seeds differ?
MONO
1 cotyledon in seed
EUDI
2 cotyledons in seed
How do monocots and eudicots differ in roots
MONO
xylem and phloem in a ring
EUDI
xylem in a star formation with phloem between the arms
How do monocots and eudicots differ in stems
MONO
vascular bundles scattered
EUDI
vascular bundles in a ring
