Plant Reproduction

Question 1

Apomixis

Answer 1

asexual reproduction via unfertilized seeds

Question 2

Corolla

Answer 2

whorl of petals

Question 3

Calyx

Answer 3

whorl of sepals

Question 4

Pedicel

Answer 4

plant stem

Question 5

Herkogamy

Answer 5

a flower’s morphology prevents self-fertilization

Question 6

Heterostyly

Answer 6

perfect flowers but different length of male and female reproductive parts

Question 7

Dichogamy

Answer 7

use of timing to prevent self-fertilization

Question 8

Protandry

Answer 8

male sexual parts develop before female sexual parts

Question 9

Protogyny

Answer 9

female sexual parts develop before male parts

Question 10

Anemophily

Answer 10

cross-pollination through wind

Question 11

Hydrophily

Answer 11

cross-pollination through water

Question 12

Entomophily or Zoophily

Answer 12

cross-pollination through insects or animal

Question 13

Pairwise co-evolution

Answer 13

co-adaptation of two species

Question 14

Diffuse co-evolution

Answer 14

co-evolution of two groups of species

Question 15

Pollination syndromes

Answer 15

collection of traits characterizing plants sharing similar
pollinators

Question 16

Cantharophily

Answer 16

beetle pollination

Question 17

Myophily

Answer 17

fly pollination

Question 18

Melittophily

Answer 18

bee pollination

Question 19

Psychophily

Answer 19

butterfly pollination

Question 20

Phalaenophily

Answer 20

moth pollination

Question 21

Ornithophily

Answer 21

bird pollination

Question 22

Chiropterophily

Answer 22

bat pollination