Flower Morphology: Parts and Anatomy

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What is the function of the pedicel in a flower?

Stores nutrients for the flower

Protects the reproductive parts of the flower

Supports the flower (correct)

Produces pollen for the flower

What is the collective term for the sepals of a flower?

Pedicel

Perianth

Tepal

Calyx (correct)

What does the term 'tepal' refer to in a flower?

The individual member of the calyx

A part of the perianth when it is not differentiated into petal or sepal (correct)

The region of a flower to which the other floral parts are attached

The outermost, nonreproductive group of modified leaves of a flower

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?

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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?

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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?

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In a flower with epigynous insertion, where are the sepals, petals, and stamens seemingly attached?

On top of an inferior ovary Signup and view all the answers

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:

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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?

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Which term refers to flowers where only the pistil is present?

Pistillate flowers Signup and view all the answers

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?

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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?

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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?

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Which type of fruit develops from other parts of the flower other than the ovary?

Accessory fruit Signup and view all the answers

What type of fruit is a grape?

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Which type of fruit has a leathery rind?

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What type of fruit is an apple?

Pome Signup and view all the answers

Which type of fruit splits open along definite points at maturity?

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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?

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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?