Flowers And Flower Structures

Question 1

What is a complete flower

Answer 1

All four whorls are present

Question 2

What is an incomplete flower

Answer 2

Lacks one or more whorls

Question 3

What is a perfect flower

Answer 3

Both male and female parts

Question 4

What is an imperfect flower

Answer 4

One gender only

Question 5

What is a monoecious flower

Answer 5

Staminate and pistillate flowers born on the same plant (corn)

Question 6

What is a dioecious flower

Answer 6

Separate make and female plants

Question 7

What is radial symmetry

Answer 7

All parts radiate from the center; actinomorphic or regular flowers

Question 8

What is bilateral symmetry

Answer 8

Only 1 plane can equally divide, lowermost petal often drawn out into landing platform for pollinators; zygomorphic or irregular flowers

Question 9

What are the 4 whorls

Answer 9

1. Sepals 2. Petals 3. Stamens 4. Pistils