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Morphology of Flowering Plants Flashcards

1
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What is Racemose Inflorescence?

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Peduncle continues to grow indefinitely - Gives off flowers in an acropetal manner.

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What is Cymose Inflorescence?

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Peduncle terminates into a flower. Flowers are arranged in basipetal or centrifugal succession.

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Examples of Racemose

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Maize,Mustard

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Examples of Cymose

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Bougainvillea

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5
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Name the parts of a flower in the correct order

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Calyx,Corolla,Androecium,Gynoecium

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What are stamens?

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Parts of Androecium

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7
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Name the parts of stamen

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Anther,Filament,Connective

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8
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Another name for stamen

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Microsporophyll

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What are pistils?

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Parts of gynoecium.

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What are carpels?

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Stigma+Style+Ovary

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Name the parts of a pistil

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Stigma, Style and Ovary

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Bisexual flowers

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If the androecium and gynoecium are present in the same flower.

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Examples of bisexual flowers

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China Rose

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Unisexual flowers

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When only one of the essential whorls are found in a flower,i.e. either androecium or gynoecium.

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15
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Staminate flowers are—

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Flowers in which on stamens are present.

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16
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Pistillate flowers are—

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Flowers containing only pistils.

17
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Example of Unisexual flowers

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Mulberry

18
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Neuter flowers

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Flowers which lack both androecium and gynoecium

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Example of neuter flowers

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Ray florets of sunflower

20
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Actinomorphic flowers

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Flowers which can be divided into two equal parts by any vertical plane .

21
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Examples of actinomorphic

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Rose

22
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Example of Zygomorphic

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Pea

23
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Zygomorphic flowers

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Flowers which can be divided into 2 equal parts by only one vertical plane.

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Asymmetrical

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Flowers which cannot be divided into 2 equal parts by any vertical plane.

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Examples of asymmetrical

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Canna(sc. name)

26
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Hypogynous?

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Ovary - superior

other whorls - inferior

27
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examples of hypogynous

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China rose

28
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Perigynous?

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Ovary - half inferior

29
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Examples of perigynous

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Plum, Peach

30
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Epigynous

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ovary-inferior

flower whorls-superior

31
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Examples of epigynous

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Apple,Sunflower

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