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What is the function of the pedicel in a flower?
What is the function of the pedicel in a flower?
What is the collective term for the sepals of a flower?
What is the collective term for the sepals of a flower?
What does the term 'tepal' refer to in a flower?
What does the term 'tepal' refer to in a flower?
Which part of a flower is typically located next to the bracts?
Which part of a flower is typically located next to the bracts?
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Which part of a flower forms the whorl next to the involucre when present?
Which part of a flower forms the whorl next to the involucre when present?
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In monocots such as lilies, flower parts usually occur in multiples of:
In monocots such as lilies, flower parts usually occur in multiples of:
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What is the outermost, nonreproductive group of modified leaves in a flower called?
What is the outermost, nonreproductive group of modified leaves in a flower called?
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What is the collective term for the individual units of the corolla in a flower?
What is the collective term for the individual units of the corolla in a flower?
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What is the term for flowers that contain both stamen and pistil?
What is the term for flowers that contain both stamen and pistil?
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In a flower with epigynous insertion, where are the sepals, petals, and stamens seemingly attached?
In a flower with epigynous insertion, where are the sepals, petals, and stamens seemingly attached?
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What is the term for the fusion or union of members of one set with those of another set (e.g., stamen-petal fusion)?
What is the term for the fusion or union of members of one set with those of another set (e.g., stamen-petal fusion)?
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When the sepals or petals overlap each other at their margins, this arrangement is termed as:
When the sepals or petals overlap each other at their margins, this arrangement is termed as:
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What term is used for the narrowed base in some sepals and petals?
What term is used for the narrowed base in some sepals and petals?
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The floral parts in which type of ovary position appear to be seemingly attached on top of an inferior ovary?
The floral parts in which type of ovary position appear to be seemingly attached on top of an inferior ovary?
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Which term refers to flowers where only the pistil is present?
Which term refers to flowers where only the pistil is present?
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What do we call the floral parts when they are not in any way united or fused?
What do we call the floral parts when they are not in any way united or fused?
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What is the term for a fruit that results from the ripening of a single ovary?
What is the term for a fruit that results from the ripening of a single ovary?
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Which layer of the pericarp is the outermost wall layer in some fleshy fruits?
Which layer of the pericarp is the outermost wall layer in some fleshy fruits?
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What do we call a fruit that develops from several ovaries that belong to a single flower and becomes crowded into a mass?
What do we call a fruit that develops from several ovaries that belong to a single flower and becomes crowded into a mass?
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What is the term for the mature ovaries or pistils of flowering plants plus any associated accessory parts?
What is the term for the mature ovaries or pistils of flowering plants plus any associated accessory parts?
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Which type of fruit develops from several ovaries?
Which type of fruit develops from several ovaries?
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Which type of fruit develops from other parts of the flower other than the ovary?
Which type of fruit develops from other parts of the flower other than the ovary?
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What type of fruit is a grape?
What type of fruit is a grape?
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Which type of fruit has a leathery rind?
Which type of fruit has a leathery rind?
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What type of fruit is an apple?
What type of fruit is an apple?
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Which type of fruit splits open along definite points at maturity?
Which type of fruit splits open along definite points at maturity?
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What type of fruit is a pea pod?
What type of fruit is a pea pod?
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Which type of fruit does not split open along definite sutures at maturity?
Which type of fruit does not split open along definite sutures at maturity?
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What type of fruit is an acorn?
What type of fruit is an acorn?
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What type of fruit resembles an achene but has the seed coat firmly united with the ovary wall?
What type of fruit resembles an achene but has the seed coat firmly united with the ovary wall?
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What term refers to fruits where all or most of the pericarp is soft and fleshy at maturity?
What term refers to fruits where all or most of the pericarp is soft and fleshy at maturity?
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