Plant Diversity

Question 1

It is a major diagnostic feature of angiosperms.

Answer 1

Flower

Question 2

Pedicel

Answer 2

flower stalk

Question 3

Bracteole or Bractlet

Answer 3

a modified, generally reduced leaf, often borne on the side of a pedicel

Question 4

Receptacle

Answer 4

tissue or region of a flower where other floral parts are attached

Question 5

Perianth

Answer 5

outermost, nonreproductive group of modified leaves of a flower; calyx (sepals) and corolla (petals)

Question 6

Tepals

Answer 6

segment of outer whorl in flower that has no differentiation between petals and sepals

Question 7

Calyx

Answer 7

outermost series or whorl of modified leaves

Question 8

Sepals

Answer 8

individual units of calyx (typically green and leaflike); functions to protect the young flower

Question 9

Corolla

Answer 9

innermost series or whorl of modified leaves in the perianth

Question 10

Petals

Answer 10

individual units of the corolla (typically colored); function as an attractant for pollination

Question 11

Stamen

Answer 11

male part of flower

Question 12

Filament

Answer 12

stalk-like structure

Question 13

Anther

Answer 13

pollen-bearing

Question 14

Pistil

Answer 14

female part of flower