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What are the three regions collectively called the pericarp?
What are the three regions collectively called the pericarp?
Exocarp, Mesocarp, Endocarp
What is the main characteristic of a drupe fruit?
What is the main characteristic of a drupe fruit?
Single seed enclosed by hard, stony endocarp
What defines a true berry in terms of its pericarp?
What defines a true berry in terms of its pericarp?
Thin skin and relatively soft pericarp
What type of fruit has relatively thick rind and includes pumpkins and cucumbers?
What type of fruit has relatively thick rind and includes pumpkins and cucumbers?
What is the characteristic feature of a hesperidium fruit?
What is the characteristic feature of a hesperidium fruit?
What distinguishes a pome fruit from others?
What distinguishes a pome fruit from others?
What is the purpose of scarification in seed germination?
What is the purpose of scarification in seed germination?
Name one environmental requirement for seed germination.
Name one environmental requirement for seed germination.
What is vivipary in seed germination?
What is vivipary in seed germination?
How can seed viability be extended?
How can seed viability be extended?
What is the role of light in seed germination?
What is the role of light in seed germination?
Which type of fruit splits at maturity?
Which type of fruit splits at maturity?
Name a plant family that produces legumes as fruits.
Name a plant family that produces legumes as fruits.
What type of fruit splits along one side?
What type of fruit splits along one side?
Which dry dehiscent fruit splits along two sides?
Which dry dehiscent fruit splits along two sides?
Describe the characteristic of a silique compared to a silicle.
Describe the characteristic of a silique compared to a silicle.
What type of fruit consists of at least two carpels and splits in various ways?
What type of fruit consists of at least two carpels and splits in various ways?
What are some characteristics of butterfly- and moth-pollinated flowers?
What are some characteristics of butterfly- and moth-pollinated flowers?
How do bird-pollinated flowers differ from other types of flowers?
How do bird-pollinated flowers differ from other types of flowers?
What are some characteristics of bat-pollinated flowers?
What are some characteristics of bat-pollinated flowers?
What is a unique characteristic of orchid flowers in terms of pollination?
What is a unique characteristic of orchid flowers in terms of pollination?
How does caffeine play a role in pollination?
How does caffeine play a role in pollination?
What is the botanical trickery associated with the Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera)?
What is the botanical trickery associated with the Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera)?
Which plant family does the red mangrove belong to?
Which plant family does the red mangrove belong to?
Name a plant family that includes the Magnolia plant.
Name a plant family that includes the Magnolia plant.
What type of reproduction does the red mangrove exhibit?
What type of reproduction does the red mangrove exhibit?
Which plant family does the Walnut belong to?
Which plant family does the Walnut belong to?
Name a plant family that includes the Cactus.
Name a plant family that includes the Cactus.
Which plant family is known for including the Pumpkin plant?
Which plant family is known for including the Pumpkin plant?
Match the following with their corresponding pollinator: Butterfly- and moth-pollinated flowers
Match the following with their corresponding pollinator: Butterfly- and moth-pollinated flowers
Match the following with their corresponding pollinator: Bird-pollinated flowers (hummingbirds and sunbirds)
Match the following with their corresponding pollinator: Bird-pollinated flowers (hummingbirds and sunbirds)
Match the following with their corresponding pollinator: Bat-pollinated flowers
Match the following with their corresponding pollinator: Bat-pollinated flowers
Match the following with their corresponding feature: Orchid flowers
Match the following with their corresponding feature: Orchid flowers
Match the following with their corresponding role: Caffeine
Match the following with their corresponding role: Caffeine
Match the following with their corresponding botanical trickery: Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera)
Match the following with their corresponding botanical trickery: Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera)
Match the fruit type with its description:
Match the fruit type with its description:
Match the fruit region with its definition:
Match the fruit region with its definition:
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Match the plant term with its definition:
Match the following terms with their corresponding definition:
Match the following terms with their corresponding definition:
Match the plant characteristic with its description:
Match the plant characteristic with its description:
Match the following types of dry dehiscent fruits with their description:
Match the following types of dry dehiscent fruits with their description:
Match the term with its definition:
Match the term with its definition:
Match the type of fruit with examples:
Match the type of fruit with examples:
Match the following fruits with their corresponding description:
Match the following fruits with their corresponding description:
Match the following dry indehiscent fruits with their defining characteristic:
Match the following dry indehiscent fruits with their defining characteristic:
Match the following fruit types with their examples:
Match the following fruit types with their examples:
Match the following dispersal methods with their corresponding features:
Match the following dispersal methods with their corresponding features:
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Match the following terms with their definitions:
Match the following nut types with their examples:
Match the following nut types with their examples:
Match the following plant families with their associated fruits:
Match the following plant families with their associated fruits:
Match the following features with their corresponding seed dispersal method:
Match the following features with their corresponding seed dispersal method:
Match the following seed viability conditions with their effects:
Match the following seed viability conditions with their effects:
Match the following seed germination requirements with their importance:
Match the following seed germination requirements with their importance:
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Match the following seed germination conditions with their characteristics:
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Match the seed longevity factors with their effects:
Match the following metabolic needs with their purpose during seed germination:
Match the following metabolic needs with their purpose during seed germination:
What is the main characteristic of a drupe fruit?
What is the main characteristic of a drupe fruit?
Which type of fruit comes from a compound ovary, has more than one seed, and a fleshy pericarp?
Which type of fruit comes from a compound ovary, has more than one seed, and a fleshy pericarp?
What is the correct description of a hesperidium fruit?
What is the correct description of a hesperidium fruit?
What differentiates a pome fruit from other fruits?
What differentiates a pome fruit from other fruits?
Which type of fruit has relatively thick rind and includes pumpkins and cucumbers?
Which type of fruit has relatively thick rind and includes pumpkins and cucumbers?
What defines a true berry in terms of its pericarp?
What defines a true berry in terms of its pericarp?
Which type of fruit has a pericarp that breaks into one-seeded segments called mericarps and extends as wings for dispersal?
Which type of fruit has a pericarp that breaks into one-seeded segments called mericarps and extends as wings for dispersal?
What is a unique feature of sunflower seeds as compared to typical achenes?
What is a unique feature of sunflower seeds as compared to typical achenes?
Which type of fruit is derived from a single flower with several to many pistils matured as a clustered unit on a single receptacle?
Which type of fruit is derived from a single flower with several to many pistils matured as a clustered unit on a single receptacle?
What is the main characteristic feature of fruits that undergo wind dispersal?
What is the main characteristic feature of fruits that undergo wind dispersal?
Which type of fruit consists of at least two carpels and splits in various ways at maturity?
Which type of fruit consists of at least two carpels and splits in various ways at maturity?
What is the distinguishing feature of an achene compared to a sunflower seed in terms of the pericarp?
What is the distinguishing feature of an achene compared to a sunflower seed in terms of the pericarp?
What is the purpose of scarification in seed germination?
What is the purpose of scarification in seed germination?
What factor is NOT required for seed germination?
What factor is NOT required for seed germination?
What is vivipary in seed germination?
What is vivipary in seed germination?
What happens to respiration and metabolism levels during seed dormancy?
What happens to respiration and metabolism levels during seed dormancy?
How does longevity impact seed viability?
How does longevity impact seed viability?
Which plant family is associated with the Pumpkin plant?
Which plant family is associated with the Pumpkin plant?
What type of flowers are typically pollinated by bats?
What type of flowers are typically pollinated by bats?
Which family includes the Magnolia plant?
Which family includes the Magnolia plant?
What is the fruit type of plants in the Solanaceae family?
What is the fruit type of plants in the Solanaceae family?
What is the main characteristic feature of a hesperidium fruit?
What is the main characteristic feature of a hesperidium fruit?
Which plant family does the red mangrove belong to?
Which plant family does the red mangrove belong to?
What is the function of cotyledons in seeds?
What is the function of cotyledons in seeds?
Which part of the seed gives rise to the root of the plant?
Which part of the seed gives rise to the root of the plant?
How can dormancy in seeds be overcome?
How can dormancy in seeds be overcome?
What distinguishes epigeous germination from hypogeous germination?
What distinguishes epigeous germination from hypogeous germination?
What triggers the splitting of some fruits upon maturity?
What triggers the splitting of some fruits upon maturity?
Which part of the embryo develops into the stem above the cotyledon attachment?
Which part of the embryo develops into the stem above the cotyledon attachment?
