Flower Flashcards

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Most attractive part of the flowering plant

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Flower

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2
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Four sets of parts of flowers

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Sepals
Petals
Stamens
Pistils

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3
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Calyx

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Collection of sepals

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4
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Chief function of sepals

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Protection of flower

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5
Q

Gamosepalous

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United sepals

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6
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Polysepalous

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Not united sepals

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7
Q

Corolla

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Collection of petals

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8
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Petals secrete

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Nectar

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9
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Position normally occupied by petals

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Between sepals and stamens

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10
Q

When do petals die

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After fertilisation

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11
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Which is larger petals or sepals

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Petals

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12
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Perianth

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Sepals and petals together

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13
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Floral envelop

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Sepals and petals, perianth

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14
Q

White flowers are

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Wind pollinated

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15
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Texture of petals

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Delicate

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16
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Androecium

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Stamens collection

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17
Q

Parts of stamen

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Anther and filament stalk

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18
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Anther

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Sack like structure, contains pollen

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19
Q

Function of filament stalk

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Connects anther to floral axis or some other parts

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20
Q

Male reproductive part of flower

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Stamen

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21
Q

Gynoecium

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Collection of pistils

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22
Q

Female reproductive part of flower

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Pistil

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23
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Pistils position

24
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Parts of pistil

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Stigma, style, ovary

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Stigma
Pollen receptacle part at the summit, could be single, variously lobed or branched
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Style
Stalk like portion below stigma
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All pistils have style
No, in some they are lacking
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Ovary
Enlarged portion at base of pistil, containing one or more ovules or immature seeds
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Carpel
Basic unit of construction of the pistil....stigmastyleovary....a pistil may contain one or more carpels
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Apocarpous
Carpels are seperated
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Syncarpous
Carpels are joined
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Flower with all characteristic parts
Complete
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Flower with one or more of characteristic parts missing
Incomplete
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Flower lacking perianth
Naked
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Flower lacking petals
Apetalous
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Perfect flower
Flower with both stamens and pistils | Regardless of presence of other parts
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Hermaphrodite
Perfect flower
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Unisexual
Flower with only one kind of sexual organ
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Staminate
Flower with male unisex
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Pistillate
Flower with female unisex
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Monoecious
Having male and female gametangia on the same plant
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Dioecious
Flower having male and female organs on separate plants
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Regular
Flower may be divided into equal halves by a vertical plane
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Irregular
Flower with perianth parts of dissimilar size and shape
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Actinomorphic flower
Regular flower
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Zygomorphic flower
Irregular flower
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Hypogynous
Superior, corolla is attached below level of the ovary
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Perigynous
Sepals petals and stamens are inserted on the rim of shallow or deep saucer like structure known as hypanthium
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Epigynous
Inferior, single ovary which is beneath the flower parts
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Floral diagram
Representation of cross section of a flower as it would appear if all pars were at the same level, aerial view
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Monocot numerical plan
Three
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Numerical plan of dicots
Four or five
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Inflorescence
Group of flowers or a bunch
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Racemose
Flowers are produced in acropetal succesion
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Acropetal
The oldest flowers below and youngest above
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Capitulum
Modified head, flowers are so reduced so much such that they are called florets.