Seed Plants: Angiosperms

Question 1

what is another name for flowering plants?

Answer 1

angiosperms

Question 2

what were the last of the seed plants to evolve

Answer 2

angiosperms

Question 3

during which period do we see the evolution of angiosperms

Answer 3

cretaceous (later part of the age of the dinosaurs)

Question 4

when did angiosperms undergo adaptive radiation?

Answer 4

during the cretaceous

Question 5

what do all flowering plants produce

Answer 5

flowers!

Question 6

within the female parts of a flower what 2 things are produced in angiosperms

Answer 6

diploid zygote

triploid endosperm

Question 7

what 3 things help to pollinate angiosperms

Answer 7

wind, animals and water

Question 8

how are sperm delivered to the female angiosperm

Answer 8

through pollen

Question 9

where are sperm delivered into the female angiosperm

Answer 9

into the female gametophyte

Question 10

how many sperm are delivered to the female angiosperm

Answer 10

2

Question 11

describe the path that the 2 sperm take when they are delivered to the female angiosperm

Answer 11

one fuses with the egg to produce the zygote, the other helps to form the nurtritive tissue known as endosperm.

Question 12

what is double fertilization?

Answer 12

when 2 sperm are released. one sperm fuses with the egg to form the zygote and the other helps to form the nutritive tissue known as endosperm.

Question 13

what does angio mean

Answer 13

hidden

Question 14

what are the modified leaves in angiosperms called

Answer 14

flowers

Question 15

what do flowers develop into

Answer 15

seeds and fruits

Question 16

what are the larger xylem cells known as in flowers

Answer 16

vessels

Question 17

what is the function of vessels

Answer 17

they improve the effincincy of the vascular system

Question 18

what are flowers

Answer 18

collection of reproductive and sterile tissue arranged in a tight wholred arraay having very short internodes.

Question 19

List the sterile parts of the flower

Answer 19

the sepals and the petals

Question 20

when sepals and petals are similar in size and shape what are they called

Answer 20

tepals

Question 21

what are the reproductive parts of the flower called

Answer 21

stamen and carpel

Question 22

is the stamen the male or female sex organ

Answer 22

male

Question 23

is the carpel the male or female sex organ

Answer 23

female

Question 24

what is the collective term for the stamen

Answer 24

androecium

Question 25

what is another name for carpel

Answer 25

pistil

Question 26

what is the collective term for the female parts of a flower

Answer 26

gynoecium

Question 27

what does it mean to be a complete flower

Answer 27

all parts of the flower are present and functional

Question 28

what is an incomplete flower

Answer 28

one or more parts of the flower are absent

Question 29

what is an inflorensence

Answer 29

a stalk bearing numerous flowers. this is often seen in orchids

Question 30

if a flower has white or yellow petals, it siginfys an adaptation for what?

Answer 30

insect pollination

Question 31

what is an adaptation that plants that depend on wind pollination like grasses oaks and elms

Answer 31

their petals are reduced and often inconspicuous.

Question 32

do flowering plants have alternation of generations

Answer 32

yes

Question 33

what is the dominant phase of the angiosperm lifecycle

Answer 33

sporophyte

Question 34

is the sporophyte of the gametophyte bigger in angiosperm

Answer 34

sporophyte

Question 35

what is the gametophyte reliant on for nutrition?

Answer 35

sporophyte

Question 36

what 2 things make angiosperms unique

Answer 36

flowers | double fertilization

Question 37

what do angiosperms encase their seeds with

Answer 37

a ripened ovary wall known as a fruit

Question 38

what is another name for a ripened ovary wall

Answer 38

fruit

Question 39

can fruits be dry?

Answer 39

yes

Question 40

what is the phylum of flowering plants

Answer 40

anthophyta

Question 41

about how many flowering plants are there

Answer 41

235,000

Question 42

how many groups are flowering plants divided into

Answer 42

2

Question 43

what are the 2 names of flowering plants called

Answer 43

monocots and dicots

Question 44

mono or di : woody

Answer 44

dicot

Question 45

mono or di: herbaceous

Answer 45

monocot

Question 46

mono or di: flower parts are in multiples of 3

Answer 46

monocots

Question 47

mono or di: parallel veined

Answer 47

monocot

Question 48

mono or di: vascular bundles scattered within the stem

Answer 48

monocots

Question 49

mono or di: vascular bundles arranged within a circle within the stem

Answer 49

dicots

Question 50

mono or di : one cotyledon

Answer 50

monocots

Question 51

mono or di: 2 seedleaves

Answer 51

dicots

Question 52

mono or di: flower parts usually arranged in multiples of 4 or 5

Answer 52

dicots

Question 53

mono or di: mustards

Answer 53

dicot

Question 54

mono or di: maples

Answer 54

dicot

Question 55

mono or di: corn

Answer 55

monocots

Question 56

mono or di:marijuanna

Answer 56

dicots

Question 57

mono or di: lilies

Answer 57

monocots

Question 58

mono or di: grasses

Answer 58

monocots

Question 59

mono or di: beans

Answer 59

dicots

Question 60

are monocots or dicots a staple in modern civilization

Answer 60

monocots

Question 61

? account for ? % of our food

Answer 61

monocots account for 75% of our food