Monocots and Early Angiosperms

Question 1

Angiosperms

Answer 1

Only plants to produce flowers

Divided into 2 major groups: monocots and eudicots.

Question 2

Monocot vs. eudicot

Answer 2

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Question 3

Nymphaeaceae Family

Answer 3

The Waterlily Family
95 species
Genera: Nymphaea, pond lilies (Nuphar), giant waterlilies, fox nut (Euryale), Amazon water lily (Victoria)

Question 4

Nymphaeacea Range

Answer 4

Have spread across the globe. Found on all continents except Antarctica.

Question 5

Nymphaeaceae Flowers

Answer 5

Solitary, either float on surface or rise above it. 6-12 sepals, 8 or more petals. Large, disk-shaped stigma.

Question 6

Nymphaeaceae Fruit

Answer 6

Spongy fruits swell up and split open, releasing seeds into the water.

Question 7

Magnoliaceae

Answer 7

The Magnolia Family
2 genera: tulip trees (Liriodendron) and Magnolia
221 species

Question 8

Magnoliaceae Range

Answer 8

Only found in SE Asia and the Americas.

Question 9

Magnoliaceae Flowers

Answer 9

Striking bc they appear before the leaves do in spring. Not the case for evergreens. Blooms are solitary and initially enclosed in papery, often hairy bracts which fall off.

Question 10

Magnoliaceae Leaves

Answer 10

Rather unspectacular - alternate and simple.