Reproduction Flashcards
1
Q
Angiosperms
A
produce fruits (seeds enclosed in an ovary)
2
Q
Gymnosperms
A
pollen produced and seeds housed in strobili
3
Q
Monoecious
A
male and female repro on one tree
4
Q
Dioecious
A
male and female separate trees
5
Q
Pistil
A
ovule producing
6
Q
Stamens
A
pollen producing part of flower
7
Q
Petals
A
modified leaves
8
Q
Sepals
A
green portion
9
Q
Both sexes
A
perfect (bisexual)
10
Q
One sex
A
imperfect (unisexual)
11
Q
Staminate flower
A
only stamens
12
Q
Pistillate flower
A
only pistils
13
Q
Penducle
A
stalk of one or several flowers
14
Q
Pedicel
A
a stalk of only one flower in an inflorescence
15
Q
Spike
A
central rachis w sessile flowers
16
Q
Raceme
A
central axis with many pedicelled flowers
17
Q
Panicle
A
compound, multibranched, usually pyramidal
18
Q
Catkin
A
dense spike bearing many unisexual apetalous flowers, often pendant
