Sexy sexy seeds

Question 1

The expanded, apical, pollen-bearing portion of the stamen

Answer 1

Anther

Question 2

Production of an embryo/seed without fertilization; results in clonal offspring of the parent plant

Answer 2

Apomixis

Question 3

Female reproductive organ located in the innermost whorl of the flower; also known as the pistil

Answer 3

Carpel

Question 4

A type of flower that contains all four whorls

Answer 4

Complete flower

Question 5

A cross in which the parent plants have been selected by a plant breeder

Answer 5

Controlled cross

Question 6

Pollination of a flower by a male parent that is NOT genetically identical to the female; pollination between different clones

Answer 6

Cross pollination

Question 7

Spontaneous opening of a structure such as an anther or fruit permitting the escape of reproductive entities contained in the structure

Answer 7

Dehiscence

Question 8

A species having separate male and female plants

Answer 8

Dioecious

Question 9

Term used to describe cells that have two sets of chromosomes (twice that of a sex cell)

Answer 9

Diploid

Question 10

Process that takes place in angiosperms in which two fertilization events occur–egg with pollen cell and polar nuclei with pollen cell

Answer 10

Double fertilization

Question 11

Removal of male parts from the flower

Answer 11

Emasculation

Question 12

The developing new plant inside a seed that the zygote becomes

Answer 12

Embryo

Question 13

A triploid tissue containing stored food that is digested by the developing zygote as it grows into an embryo and then a mature seed

Answer 13

Endosperm

Question 14

A first generation hybrid; the direct result of the crossing of two parent plants

Answer 14

F1 hybrid

Question 15

Fusion of male and female gametes to form a diploid cell

Answer 15

Fertilization

Question 16

Stalk of the stamen

Answer 16

Filament

Question 17

Sex cell

Answer 17

Gamete

Question 18

Term used to describe the characteristic of sex cells only containing half of the genetic material of the parent cell

Answer 18

Haploid

Question 19

A type of flower that is missing either the male or female organs (stamen or pistil)

Answer 19

Imperfect flower

Question 20

A type of flower that is missing one or more of the four whorls

Answer 20

Incomplete flower

Question 21

An aggressive plant that escapes cultivation and takes over natural areas, crowding out native species

Answer 21

Invasive species

Question 22

A block of plants placed together for open pollination away from any other plants to help reduce crossing with unknown plants outside of the block

Answer 22

Isolation block

Question 23

Type of cell division that occurs in the reproductive parts of the plant and in which the daughter cells are NOT genetically identical to the parent cell

Answer 23

Meiosis

Question 24

A species having male and female reproductive organs on the same plant

Answer 24

Monoecious

Question 25

A cross in which plants are allowed to freely cross pollinate with other plants around them; specific parent plants may be unknown (OP)

Answer 25

Open pollinated

Question 26

Swollen area at the base of the pistil that eventually becomes a fruit

Answer 26

Ovary

Question 27

Compartment in the ovary containing the egg cell that eventually becomes the seed

Answer 27

Ovule

Question 28

Asexual development of a fruit, without fertilization and sometimes, pollination, occuring

Answer 28

Parthenocarpy

Question 29

A type of flower that contains both male and female organs (stamen and pistil)

Answer 29

Perfect flower

Question 30

Floral organ located the next whorl in from the sepals that usually provides the flower with color and attracts pollinators

Answer 30

Petal

Question 31

Female reproductive organ located in the innermost whorl of the flower; also known as the carpel

Answer 31

Pistil

Question 32

This document gives the holder legal control over the propagation and sale of a particular plant clone for a given amount of time

Answer 32

Plant patent

Question 33

Two envelopes of genetic material that fuse with a pollen cell to form a triploid endosperm

Answer 33

Polar nuclei

Question 34

Transfer of pollen to the plant’s female reproductive organ

Answer 34

Pollination

Question 35

Development of multiple embryos–both sexually and asexually–within a seed

Answer 35

Polyembryony

Question 36

The outer layer of the seed that protects it and plays a role in seed dormancy

Answer 36

Seed coat

Question 37

Pollination of a flower by a clonal, genetically identical male parent

Answer 37

Self pollination

Question 38

Floral organ located in the outermost whorl of the flower which is often green but can also have color and look similar to a petal; helps protect the developing flower bud before opening

Answer 38

Sepal

Question 39

Male reproductive part of the flower located the next whorl in from the petals

Answer 39

Stamen

Question 40

Sticky tip of the pistil that receives pollen

Answer 40

Stigma

Question 41

Stalk of the pistil

Answer 41

Style

Question 42

Ownership of a particular plant name for marketing purposes

Answer 42

Trademark

Question 43

A cross made between plants that are not closely related that often yields sterile or infertile offspring

Answer 43

Wide cross

Question 44

Genetically unique, diploid cell resulting from fertilization

Answer 44

Zygote