What is the tapetum?
Inner most nutritive layer of another wall that surrounds developing pollen grain, and produces callase
What is the key difference between a legume and a silique, both of which are dry, dehiscent fruits that split along two seams?
Silique has central partition where seeds are attached, which legume lacks
A flower that contains both stamens and a pistil is described as:
Perfect
In a pome, such as an apple or pear, the fleshy, edible part is derived primarily from what structure?
Enlarged floral tube or receptacle
An unbranched inflorescence where individual flowers are attached to a central axis by smaller stalks called pedicels is known as a:
Raceme
Which of the following is a key characteristic of a drupe?
Single seed enveloped in hard, stony endocarp
A dry, indehiscent fruit where the pericarp is extended to form a wing-like structure for wind dispersal is called a:
Samara
In the process of double fertilization in angiosperms, one male gamete fertilizes the egg to form a zygote, while the other male gamete unites with the:
Two polar nuclei
Citrus fruits like oranges and lemons are a specialized type of berry known as a:
Hesperidium
A dry fruit that develops from a single carpel and splits open along only one seam to release its seeds is a:
Follicle
