Final Exam Questions

Question 1

Latex

Answer 1

Euphorbiaceae, Apocynaceae, Moraceae, Passifloraceae, Convolvulaceae, Campanulaceae

Question 2

Aquatic

Answer 2

Nymphaeaceae, Marsileaceae, Salviniaceae, Alismataceae

Question 3

Doubly serrate teeth

Answer 3

Betulaceae

Question 4

Stipule scars circling the stem

Answer 4

Magnoliaceae

Question 5

4 sepals & 4 petals

Answer 5

Onagraceae, Brassicaceae, Oleaceae

Question 6

2 sepals

Answer 6

Papaveraceae

Question 7

Aromatic/etherial chemicals

Answer 7

Lauraceae, Apiaceae, Zingiberaceae

Question 8

Mycoparasite

Answer 8

Ericaceae & Orchidaceae

Question 9

True parasite

Answer 9

Lauraceae, Convolvulaceae, Orobanchaceae

Question 10

Carnivory

Answer 10

Droseraceae, Sarraceniaceae, Lentibulariaceae

Question 11

Epicalyx

Answer 11

Passifloraceae, Malvaceae, Rosaceae

Question 12

Catkin

Answer 12

Fagaceae & Betulaceae

Question 13

Inferior ovary

Answer 13

Cactaceae, Melastomataceae, Cornaceae, Rubiaceae, Campanulaceae, Zingiberaceae, Amaryllidaceae, Agavaceae, Iridaceae, Orchidaceae

Question 14

Pollinia

Answer 14

Apocynaceae & Orchidaceae

Question 15

Gynostemium

Answer 15

Aristolochiaceae & Orchidaceae

Question 16

Head

Answer 16

Asteraceae, Plantaginaceae, Apocynaceae

Question 17

Umbels

Answer 17

Apiaceae, Smilacaceae, Amaryllidaceae, Alliaceae

Question 18

Spadix

Answer 18

Araceae

Question 19

Spathe

Answer 19

Arecaceae, Araceae, Commelinaceae

Question 20

Stamens dehiscing by pores

Answer 20

Ericaceae

Question 21

Bilabiate corolla

Answer 21

Lamiaceae, Verbenaceae, Scrophulariaceae

Question 22

Succulent

Answer 22

Crassulaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Apocynaceae

Question 23

Vine/liana

Answer 23

Bignoniaceae, Gnetaceae, Aristolochiaceae, Vitaceae, Verbenaceae

Question 24

Hypanthium

Answer 24

Saxifragaceae, Rosaceae, Melastomataceae, Onagraceae

Question 25

Corona

Answer 25

Passifloraceae & Apocynaceae

Question 26

Nut

Answer 26

Fagaceae & Betulaceae

Question 27

Samara

Answer 27

Oleaceae & Betulaceae

Question 28

Schizocarp

Answer 28

Euphorbiaceae & Malvaceae

Question 29

Sheathing leaf base

Answer 29

Apiaceae

Question 30

Spurs

Answer 30

Balsaminaceae, Ranunculaceae, Violaceae, Plantaginaceae, Lentibulariaceae

Question 31

Bulb

Answer 31

Liliaceae, Amaryllidaceae, Alliaceae, Iridaceae

Question 32

Urceolate petals

Answer 32

Ericaceae

Question 33

Stylopodium

Answer 33

Apiaceae

Question 34

Androgynophore

Answer 34

Passifloraceae

Question 35

Ray, disc & ligule flowers

Answer 35

Asteraceae

Question 36

Banner, wings and keels

Answer 36

Fabaceae

Question 37

Syconium

Answer 37

Moraceae

Question 38

Tendril opposite the leaf

Answer 38

Vitaceae

Question 39

Tendril in the leaf axil

Answer 39

Passifloraceae

Question 40

Tendrils derived from stipules

Answer 40

Smilacaceae

Question 41

Pitcher leaves

Answer 41

Sarraceniaceae

Question 42

Scorpiod cyme

Answer 42

Boraginaceae

Question 43

2 stamens

Answer 43

Oleaceae

Question 44

Moniliform hairs on stamens

Answer 44

Commelinaceae

Question 45

Caryopsis

Answer 45

Poaceae

Question 46

Closed leaf sheaths

Answer 46

Commeniaceae

Question 47

Equitant leaves

Answer 47

Iridaceae

Question 48

Bland and red resin canals

Answer 48

Primulaceae

Question 49

Diagram the typical spikelet of Poaceae.

Answer 49

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Question 50

Diagram hypogynous, perigynous and epigynous insertion types.

Answer 50

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Question 51

Diagram ray and disk flowers of the Asteraceae, including the pappus.

Answer 51

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Question 52

Diagram the flower of a papilionoid member of Fabaceae, including the distinctive petal and stamen morphological terms.

Answer 52

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Question 53

Diagram a flower of Rosaceae.

Answer 53

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Question 54

Write a generalized floral formula for Asterids.

Answer 54

*K5 C(5)-A(5) G(2)

Question 55

Differentiate Poaceae, Cyperaceae, and Juncaceae in terms of stem cross section, fruit type, and phyllotaxy.

Answer 55

Poaceae: hollow, caryopsis
Cyperaceae: trangular, achene
Junaceae: round, capsule

Question 56

Describe some rules of nomenclature.

Question 57

3 ranked leaves w/ a triangular stem

Answer 57

Cyperaceae