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Lecture 10: Angiosperms 1 Flashcards

1
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What TYPE of plant is the family Nymphaeaceae?

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Aquatic, perennial herbs with with rhizomes

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What are the LEAVES of the family Nymphaeaceae?

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large, alternate, round, floating

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What are the flowers of the family Nymphaeaceae?

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solitary, bisexual, radial

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What are the SEPALS of the family Nymphaeaceae?

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3 - 7, free.

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What are the PETALS of the family Nymphaeaceae?

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3 - infinity, free.

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What are the ANDROECIUM of the family Nymphaeaceae?

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infinity stamens

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What is the GYNOECIUM of the family Nymphaeaceae?

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3- infiity, fused; ovary superior

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What is the FRUIT of the family Nymphaeaceae?

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variable: irregularly dehiscent capsule, berry, etc.

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9
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What the the formula for the family Nymphaeaceae?

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K:3-7 C:3-inf. A:inf. G:(3-inf.)

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10
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True or False: Water lilies trap insects in their flower as pollination strategy

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True

A few days after the Water Lily flower is pollinated, the flower stem tightens in a spiraling spring to bring the flower head underwater and the fruit develops underwater into a spongy berry with many seeds that are enclosed in arils

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11
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In the family Nymphaeaceae, the genus _____ has a white or purple flower while the genus _____ has a yellow flower

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Nyphaea

Nuphar

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12
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_______ is a sacred plant of Hinduism and Buddhism and of the Ancient Egyptian civilization, also used in Asian cuisine.

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Nelumbo nucifera (Lotus)

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What TYPE of plant is the family Magnnoliaceae?

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Trees & shrubs.

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What are the LEAVES of the family Magnnoliaceae?

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alternate, simple

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What are the FLOWERS of the family Magnnoliaceae?

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solitary, bisexual, actinomorphic

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What are the SEPALS of the family Magnnoliaceae?

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3

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17
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What are the PETALS of the family Magnnoliaceae?

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6 - inf., free

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What are the ANDRONECIUM of the family Magnnoliaceae?

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inf.

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What are the GYNOECIUM of the family Magnoliaceae?

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inf. carpels, apocarpous; ovary superior

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What is the FRUIT of the family Magnoliaceae?

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aggregate

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What are the LEAVES of the genus Liriodendron?

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4-lobate

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What are the PETALS of the genus Liriodendron?

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yellow-greenish

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What is the FRUIT of the genus Liriodendron?

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aggregate of samaras

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What are the LEAVES of the genus Magnolia?

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entire

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What are the PETALS of the genus Magnolia?

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white to purple (rarely yellow greenish)

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What is the FRUIT of the genus Magnolia?

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aggregate of follicles

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27
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How can we interpret the current distribution of Magnoliaceae?

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disjuct distribution can be explained only through their ancestral origin

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28
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What are the 4 main characteristics of monocotyledons?

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Seedlings with 1 cotyledon

Numerous vascular bundles in the stems;

Leaves with parallel venation (exc. Palms).

Flowers 3-merous

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29
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What is kinds of plants are found in the monocotyledon group? (common names)

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Lilies, orchids, palms, grasses, and their relatives

30
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What TYPE of plants is the order Alismatanae?

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Aquatic plants

31
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In the family, Butomaceae, the plant Butomus umbellatus is known as

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Flowering rush

32
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In the family Alismataceae the _____ genus has elliptic to lanceolate leaves while the _____ genus has sagittate (arrowhead) leaves

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Alisma, Sagittaria

33
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What TYPE of plant is the family Juncaginaceae (Rush spp., cca. 300 spp)?

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Herbs – grass-looking

34
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True or False: The flowers of Juncaginaceae are photosynthetic.

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False, the stems are

35
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What are the LEAVES of the family Juncaginaceae?

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basal, sometimes reduced to sheaths

36
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What are the FLOWERS of the family Juncaginaceae?

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actinomorphic and hermaphrodite or unisexual.

37
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What is the FRUIT of the family Juncaginaceae?

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achenes

38
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In the family Juncaginaceae, there are air channels in the _____

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stem

39
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True or False: Together with sedges, rush spp. form large wetland associations.

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True

40
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What is the INFLORESCENCE of the family Potamogetonaceae (Pond weeds; cca. 100 spp)?

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Spikes

41
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What are the FLOWERS of the family Potamogetonaceae?

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Hermaphrodite

42
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What is the FRUIT of the family Potamogetonaceae?

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drupe

43
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What order is the family Araceae from?

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Araneae

44
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What TYPE of plant is the family Araceae?

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Herbs

45
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What is the INFLORESCENCE of the family Araceae?

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spadix : a fleshy spike subtended or commonly partially enveloped by a bract or spathe which is sometimes brightly colored.

46
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What are the FLOWERS of the family Araceae?

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extremely small usually unisex.

47
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What is the FRUIT of the family Araceae?

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Berry

48
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What are the LEAVES of the genus Arisaema?

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Trifolate

49
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What are the LEAVES of the genus Symplocarpus?

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Simple

50
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What are 3 unique characteristics about the Arisaema genus?

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Can change sex 20+ times per lifetime, large = female, small = male

Produce calcium oxalate, powerful burning sensation

Root used as contraceptive

51
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True or False: All parts of Symplocarpus foetidus (skunk cabbage) give off an unpleasant odor and grows in wet areas.

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True

52
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True or False: Skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus) is one of the last plants to bloom in spring and its flowers are often partly or wholly hidden beneath last year’s fallen leaves.

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False, first

53
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What TYPE of plant is the family Liliaceae?

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Herbs with bulbs & contractile roots

54
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What are the LEAVES of the family Liliaceae?

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simple alternate or whorled

55
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What is the INFLORESCENCE of the family Liliaceae?

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racemose or flowers solitary

56
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What are the FLOWERS of the family Liliaceae?

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bisexual, radial

57
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What are the TEPALS of the family Liliaceae?

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6, on 2 circles: 3 + 3

58
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What is the ANDROECIUM of the family Liliaceae?

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6: 3 + 3

59
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What is the GYNOECIUM of the family Liliaceae?

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3, gynoecium syncarpous, ovary superior

60
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What is the floral formula for the family Liliaceae?

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P3+3 A:3+3 G:(3)

61
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What is the FRUIT of the family Liliaceae?

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Capsules

62
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In order to tell the difference between the 2 genera of Liliaceae, the stigmas are on a obvious style for the ______ genera and stigmas are sessile on the _____ genera.

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Lilium, Tulipa

63
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Where can liliaceae be found?

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moist meadows, wood margins: ON, QUE, NS

64
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True or False: Tulipa are cultivated and aused the first “stock market” crash in the history of humankind in 16th Netherlands.

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True

65
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What TYPE of plant is the family Trilliaceae?

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Herbs with rhizomes

66
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What are the LEAVES of the family Trilliaceae?

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whorled, simple

67
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What are the LEAVES of the family Trilliaceae?

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solitary, bisexual, radial

68
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What is the CALYX of the family Trilliaceae?

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3 free sepals

69
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What is the COROLLA of the family Trilliaceae?

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3 free petals

70
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What is the ANDROECIUM of the family Trilliaceae?

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6: 3 + 3

71
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What is the GYNOECIUM of the family Trilliaceae?

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3, gynoecium syncarpous, ovary superior.

72
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What is the floral formula for the family Trilliaceae?

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K:3 C:3 A:3+3 G:(3)

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