Plant Morphology

Question 1

Vegetative organs

Answer 1

includes roots below ground and the shoots composed of leaves and stems above ground

Question 2

Function of vegetative organs of plants

Answer 2

the growth and nutrition of plants

Question 3

What is the shoot composed of

Answer 3

Leaves and Stem

Question 4

Types of root systems

Answer 4

taproot, fibrous or diffuse, and the adventitious

Question 5

What is the root system for

Answer 5

Anchoring the plant and absorption of water and minerals

Question 6

Major functions of roots

Answer 6

Storage, Conducting water and solutes, absorption of water and minerals, and anchorage of plant in soil

Question 7

The entire mass of underground roots produced by plants

Answer 7

Root system

Question 8

Taproot system

Answer 8

Strongly developed main root which grows downwards bearing lateral roots much smaller than itself

Question 9

Root system modified for reaching deep water in the ground

Answer 9

Taproot system

Question 10

Fibrous (Diffuse) System

Answer 10

Has several to many roots of the same size that develop from the end of the stem, with smaller lateral roots branching off of them.

Question 11

Plants that are excellent in preventing erosion

Answer 11

Fibrous (Diffuse) System

Question 12

Roots that develop in unusual places

Answer 12

Adventitious roots

Question 13

Root systems common along ribosomes of ferns, club mosses, and horsetail

Answer 13

Adventitious roots

Question 14

Stem

Answer 14

Ascending axis of the plant body for support and conduction

Question 15

where the leaves and branches arise

Answer 15

node

Question 16

Functions of a stem

Answer 16

Support elevation, transport materials between roots and shoots, nutrient storage, annual, lateral, plant growth

Question 17

Types of stem

Answer 17

Woody stem and Herbaceous stem

Question 18

Woody stems

Answer 18

Contains thick tissues (wood)

Question 19

Found in plants that live more than a year

Answer 19

Woody stem

Question 20

Herbaceous stems

Answer 20

contains soft, green, juicy tissues

Question 21

Found in plants that live for one year

Answer 21

Herbaceous stem

Question 22

Leaf

Answer 22

usually expanded, flat and green, function for photosynthesis and transpiration.

Question 23

modified shoot that bears the gametes for sexual reproduction

Answer 23

flower

Question 24

ripened ovary

Answer 24

fruit

Question 25

matured ovule

Answer 25

seed

Question 26

Composition of reproductive organs

Answer 26

embryo, endosperm, cotyledon, and seed coat

Question 27

Plant groups

Answer 27

Bryophytes, Pteridophytes, Gymnosperm, and Angiosperm

Question 28

Bryophytes

Answer 28

Origin of land plants from algae

Question 29

Pteridophytes

Answer 29

origin of vascular tissues

Question 30

Gymnosperm

Answer 30

Origin of the seeds

Question 31

Angiosperm

Answer 31

Origin of flowers and fruits

Question 32

Examples of Bryophytes

Answer 32

Includes liverworts, hornworts, and mosses.

Question 33

Plants that lack vascular tissues but some have conducting cells

Answer 33

Bryophytes

Question 34

Examples of Pteridophytes

Answer 34

Includes lycophytes, ferns, horsetail, and Whiskferns

Question 35

Vascular but seedless, and the multicellular embryo is also nourished by parent cells

Answer 35

Pteridophytes

Question 36

Examples of Gymnosperm

Answer 36

Ginkgoes, cycads, gneteas, and conifers

Question 37

Vascular but seeds are not enclosed inside ovary

Answer 37

Gymnosperm

Question 38

Examples of Angiosperms

Answer 38

Monocots and Eudicots

Question 39

Vascular and seeds are within ovaries

Answer 39

Angiosperm

Question 40

Artificial system of classification as habit or form

Answer 40

Tree, Shrub, Herb, and Vines

Question 41

Tree

Answer 41

a plant with more than a height of 5 meters, usually woody main trunk

Question 42

Shrub

Answer 42

A plant with a height of less than five meters, usually with a short main trunk or stem with numerous lateral branches

Question 43

Herb

Answer 43

A plant with little or no woody tissues

Question 44

Vines

Answer 44

A plant with climbing or trailing stem maybe a herbaceous or woody species

Question 45

Artificial system of classification as to lifespan

Answer 45

Annual, Binenial, and Perennial

Question 46

A plant that lives only for one year or completes the vegetative or reproductive cycles in one growing season

Answer 46

Annual

Question 47

A plant that lives for two years or two growing seasons

Answer 47

Binenial

Question 48

A plant that lives for several years

Answer 48

Perennial

Question 49

Artificial system of classification as to water requirement

Answer 49

Mesophyte, Hydrophyte, Halophyte, and Xerophyte

Question 50

A plant that requires moderate amount of water

Answer 50

Mesophyte

Question 51

A plant that needs big amount of water

Answer 51

Hydrophyte

Question 52

A plant that lives in watery but salty water

Answer 52

Halophyte

Question 53

A plant that requires small amount of water

Answer 53

Xerophytes

Question 54

Artificial system of classification as to habitat

Answer 54

Terrestrial, aquatic, and aerial or epiphyte

Question 55

A plant that is rooted in the ground or soil

Answer 55

Terrestrial

Question 56

A plant that lives in watery areas

Answer 56

Aquatic

Question 57

A plant that is attached on another plant as commensal or parasite

Answer 57

Aerial or epiphyte

Question 58

Artificial system of classification as mode of nutrition

Answer 58

Autotrophic (photosynthetic) and Heterotrophic (Non-Photosynthetic)

Question 59

A plant that is usually green due to the presence of chlorophyll

Answer 59

Autotrophic

Question 60

A plant that is non-chlorophyllous

Answer 60

Heterotrophic

Question 61

Plant that get nourishment from other plant by living as a parasite

Answer 61

Heterotrophic