Lab Two

Question 1

Monocotyledons (Monocots)

Answer 1

Including grasses e.g. corn (have a single cotyledon or one seed leaf)

Question 2

Dicotyledons (Dicot)

Answer 2

Including legumes e.g. soybean (have two cotyledons or two seed leaves)

Question 3

Stamen

Answer 3

Male component of the flower. Consist of an anther (produce pollens that contain sperms) and filament

Question 4

Pistil

Answer 4

Female reproductive portion of the flower. Composed of the stigma, style and ovary (contains ovules which contain an egg)

Question 5

Petals

Answer 5

Showy modified leaves (attracting pollinators, protection)

Question 6

Sepals

Answer 6

Green leaf-like structures

Question 7

Complete Flower

Answer 7

Composed of all 4 parts

Question 8

Incomplete Flower

Answer 8

Lack of one or more of the flower parts

Question 9

Incomplete : Perfect Flowers

Answer 9

Have both stamens and pistils

Question 10

Imperfect Flowers

Answer 10

Incomplete flowers that lack either the stamen or pistil

Question 11

Dioecious Plants

Answer 11

Have separate male and female plants (e.g. hemps)

Question 12

Fruits

Answer 12

The ovary of a plant is the enlarged, basal portion of the pistil. The fruit is a mature fertilized ovary containing the seed or seeds