Plant Biology

Question 1

Dermal Tissue

Answer 1

The epidermis in non woody plants and epidermis and periderm in woody plants

Question 2

Meristems include

Answer 2

apical meristem, vascular cambium, and cork cambium

Question 3

Ground tissue

Answer 3

raised from the ground meristem and is all tissue other than the dermal and vascular tissue

Question 4

Three plant organs

Answer 4

Stems, roots, and leaves

Question 5

Above ground stem modifications

Answer 5

stolens, thorns, stem tendrils for climbing, or phylloclade

Question 6

Phylloclade

Answer 6

Flattened stems functioning a leaf; ex. cacti

Question 7

Underground stem modifications

Answer 7

Rhizomes, tubers, and bulb and corm

Question 8

Root modifications

Answer 8

Pneumatophores (Ariel root), adventitious roots, and tuberous roots

Question 9

Leaf modifications

Answer 9

store water, climbing leaf tendrils, spines, and to catch prey

Question 10

Carnivorous plants include

Answer 10

Snap trap, sticky trap, pitfall trap, and suction trap

Question 11

Peduncle

Answer 11

hold sepals, petals, stamens, and carpels

Question 12

Orchid petals and sepals

Answer 12

three of each and a highly modified petals for easy pollination

Question 13

Orchid pollination

Answer 13

often pollinated by a single pollinator type

Question 14

Orchid stamen and carpel structure

Answer 14

stamens fuse to stigma and style creating column pollinators must move through

Question 15

Fig structure

Answer 15

the fig is the peduncle of its inflorescent flowers

Question 16

Fig fertilization

Answer 16

fig wasp eggs hatch in the fig, the male wasp fertilizes the female and chews a hole for the female to escape. The female enters another fig to lay eggs, fertilizing the flowers with the previous fig’s pollen

Question 17

Pericarp

Answer 17

developer from ovary wall and made of the endocarp, mesocarp, and exocarp

Question 18

2 types of simple fruit

Answer 18

dry or fleshy

Question 19

2 types of dry fruits

Answer 19

indehiscent or dehiscent