flower

Question 1

function

Answer 1

sexual reproduction

Question 2

true/false

Answer 2

gymnosperms - false
angiosperms - true

Question 3

basic parts of flowers

Answer 3

1. receptacle
2. perianth
3. androecium
4. gynoecium

Question 4

receptacle

Answer 4

flat/concave/convex - thickened part of the stem which parts of the flower arise

Question 5

perianth

Answer 5

non-reproductive part of flower, usually arranged into 1 or 2 circles
undifferentiated - tepals - same shape or color

differentiated - sepals/petals = different shape & color, petals create corolla - attraction of pollinators, sepals create calyx - protection

Question 6

androecium

Answer 6

collective term for all the male reproductive organs of a flower (stamens)

Question 7

Stamen

Answer 7

male reproducttive organ, produces pollen grains
squamous and flat by gymnosperms, 2 parts by angiosperms = filament + anther(4 pollen sacs, called microsporangia)

Question 8

gynoecium

Answer 8

collective term for all the female reproductive organs of a flower comprising one or more free or fused carpels, carpel is one of the flower’s reproductive organs, comprising a stigma, a style, and an ovary

Question 8

pistil - parts

Answer 8

stigma, style, ovary, ovule

Question 9

symmetry of flowers

Answer 9

zygomorphous - 1
actinomorphic - more than 1
assymetric - 0

Question 10

flower genders ig

Answer 10

hermaphrodite
unisexual - staminnate/pistillate

Question 11

Inflorescence

Answer 11

cluster of flowers arranged on a stem
1. simple - according to the tape of branching - racemose, cymose
2. compound - created by combination of types of inflorescences

Question 12

racemose/cymose inflorescence

Answer 12

racemose - lateral arent above the main branch, they bloom from down to up and from sides to the middle

cymose - lateral branches are above the main branch, blooming from up to down, from middle to sides

Question 13

importance of flowers

Answer 13

medical plants
peppers
vegetabble
parts of fodder
production of beer
cosmetics/aesthetic purposes