Monocots

Question 1

dicots

Answer 1

magnoliopsida

Question 2

monocots

Answer 2

class liliopsida

Question 3

family poaceae

Answer 3

grass family

Question 4

characteristics of family poaceae

Answer 4

flowers modified
no normal sepals, petals
stamens separate
ovary superior, 2-3 carpels, 1 locule
leaves parallel veined, sheathed base
stems round, nodes are swollen

Question 5

structure of poaceae

Answer 5

lemma and palea are bracts that surround flower
(glume = boat shaped bract when located lower on the stem)
Pistil is compound with 2-3 carpels
stem = caul
alternate, 2 ranked leaves
sometimes one side of grass is flat

Question 6

examples of poaceae

Answer 6

bristle or velcro grass
corn-raven
sugar cane (shrub), pompus grass
herb grass (soft, not woody tissue)
grass flowers - raven
bamboo (tree grass)
wheat, oats, barley
rattle snake grass

Question 7

rachilla

Answer 7

bears the flower

Question 8

Family Liliaceae

Answer 8

lily family

Question 9

characteristics of family liliaceae

Answer 9

regular flowers, 6 tepals
6 stamens, 1 pistil with 3 carpels
leaves long, linear venation
form bulbs

Question 10

examples of family liliaceae

Answer 10

tiger lily
wild onion (allium)
daylily (not a true lily)
agave
form bulbs for asexual reproduction
garlic
daffodil
asparagus
aloe vera
avalanche lily
datilillo
joshue tree
flase hellebore

Question 11

which lily is not longer considered a true lily

Answer 11

daylily

Question 12

false hellebore

Answer 12

causes birth defects due to cyclopamine

Question 13

family orchidaceae

Answer 13

orchid family

Question 14

Characteristics of family orchidaceae

Answer 14

3 sepals, 3 petals, irregular
stamens and pistil united into column
pollen in pollinia
many tiny seeds, inferior ovary
epiphytes: living on trees or tree ferns

Question 15

examples of family orchidaseae

Answer 15

white rein orchid
fairy slipper orchid
spotted coral root orchid
epiphytic orchid
vanilla

Question 16

epiphyte

Answer 16

living on tree or tree fern

Question 17

family iridaceae

Answer 17

iris family

Question 18

characteristics of iridaceae

Answer 18

perennial but die back
bulb, corm, rhizome
parallel lead veins
flowers:
- perfect
- 3 sepals, petals, stamens
- regular or bilaterial symmetry tend to be in 3’s
- stigmas/styles often petaloid

Question 19

examples of iridaceae

Answer 19

yellow iris
iris douglasiana
iris missouriensis
golden eyed grass (sisyrhynchum californicum)

Question 20

family arecaceae

Answer 20

palm family

Question 21

characteristics of arecaceae

Answer 21

shrubs or trees
unbranched stem
spiraled crown of large, compound leaves (pinnate or palmate)
flowers white, regular, 3 sepals, petals
fruit usually a drupe

Question 22

examples of family arecaceae

Answer 22

date palm
mexican fan palm
coconut palm
royal palm
beetlenut palm (narcotic, bright red)
oil palm

Question 23

potamogatonaceae

Answer 23

pondweed family

Question 24

characteristics of potamogatonaceae

Answer 24

aquatic, freshwater
usually floating or rhizomes
flowers: perfect, parts in 4’s, often spikes
perennial
leaves dimorphic

Question 25

zosteraceae

Answer 25

eelgrass family

Question 26

characteristics of zosteraceae

Answer 26

aquatic, estuaries or sea
temperate and subtropical
rhizomes
flowers
- imperfect; male = anther
- female = 2-carpellate pistil
- monoecious or dioecious
- pollinated underwater…. sticky pollen

Question 27

examples of zosteraceae

Answer 27

zostera (zoster means belt)
phyllosphadix
zostera marina
zostera japonica
phyllospadix scouleri : surf grass