Flower Review
1. The part of a flower that frequently functions in protecting unopened flower buds is called the
2. Which of the following is NOT a feature
of monocots?
3. The pistil of a flower
4. Flowering
plants that complete their life cycles in a single season are called
5. Which
of the following is usually missing in wind-pollinated plants?
6. Each
flower develops from a
7. When
the calyx, corolla, and stamens of a flower are attached at the top of the
ovary, the ovary is said to be
8. The
parts of a flower that eventually become seeds are
9. Which
of the following is a cluster of flowers in which each flower is produced on
its own pedicel?
10. In
which of the following habitats are flowering plants known to occur?
11. Which
of the following groups of fruits would botanically be classified as nuts?
12. Which
of the following fruits is derived from a simple flower having more than one
pistil?
13. Which
of the following groups of plants produce siliques or silicles for fruits?
14. Which
of the following groups of fruits would be classified botanically as true
berries?
15. Modifications
of fruits or seeds that do NOT adapt them for dispersal by either wind or water
include
16. Seedless
fruits that develop without fertilization occurring
17. Most
of the flesh of pomes comes from
18. Which
of the following groups of fruits is representative of drupes?
19. Which
of the following types of fruit do not split at maturity?
20. The
growth of a seed embryo without any dormancy is known as
21. The
skin of most fruits is technically the
22. A
berry with a leathery skin containing oils is called a
23. In
a young seedling the part of the stem below the cotyledons is called the
24. Viability
(retention of capacity to germinate) of seeds may often be extended by which of
the following?
25. The
botanist who buried bottles of weed seeds on the Michigan State University
campus in 1879 was
26. The
part of the flower in which ovules are produced is the
27. The
floral parts are attached to an apical portion of the flowering stem called the
28. Pollen
adheres to a sticky portion of the flower called the
29. Flowers
that possess only petals, stamens, and carpels would be
30. A
plant with flowers containing stamens but no carpels would be a _____ plant with
_____ flowers.
31. A
flower with dull green petals, copious amounts of pollen, and long styles with
feathery stigmas would be pollinated by
32. A uniovulate carpel would contain how
many seeds?
33. An
example of an aggregate fruit would be the
34. The
fleshy edible part of the strawberry is actually the
35. Which
fruit would be adapted for dispersal by water?
36. Which
fruit or seed is dispersed by the wind?
37. Some
seeds require that the seed coat be partially digested or decayed before germination
will occur. This process of altering the
seed coat to permit germination is called
38. A
plant that requires two growing seasons to complete its life cycle is a(an)
39. When
moisture enters a seed, a physical process called ______ causes the tissues to
swell with tremendous expansion forces.
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1. Which
group of useful plants belongs to the Laurel Family?
2. Which
of the following plants could be used as a good source of fructose sugar?
3. Which
of the following “survival” materials could you use for food?
4. Which
group of useful plant products is associated with the Mint Family?
5. Which
group of flavoring substances is associated with the Carrot Family?
6. Vavilov
recognized eight centers of origin of cultivated plants. These centers did not
include
7. The
Poppy Family is the source of several drugs, including
8. A
family famous for its latex-producing members is the
9. Asparagus,
soaproot, and sansevieria are all members of the
10. Members
of the Rose Family characteristically
have
numerous stamens attached to the rim of a cup.
11. N.
I. Vavilov followed up work on the origin of cultivated plants by a Swiss
botanist named
Alphonse de Candolle.
12. Of
Vavilov's centers, which of the following is believed to have been the source
of the fewest plants in cultivation today?
13. Which
of the following is geographically the smallest of Vavilov's centers?
14. Which
of the following families is characterized by having numerous stamens and
pistils, petals often irregular in number, and a superior ovary?
15. Which
of the following families is characterized by having four petals, four sepals,
six stamens, and a silique or silicle for a fruit?
16. Which
of the following families is characterized by having fused petals, stamens
fused to the corolla, and a superior ovary that develops into a berry or a
capsule?
17. The most widely distributed family, which
also has the largest numbers of individuals, is the
18. The family whose members include many
that have an inflorescence in which a single female flower is elevated on a
gynophore is the
19. Poinsettia, cassava, and Para rubber all
belong to the
20. Potatoes,
tomatoes, and eggplants all belong to the
21. The
tiny individual flowers that comprise a single sunflower inflorescence are
called
22. The
members of which of the following families all have minute seeds that must
become associated with a specific mycorrhizal fungus in order to develop?
23. Which
of the following drugs is produced by members of the Lily Family?
24. Which
of the following flavoring or aromatic substances is produced by members of the
Mint Family?
25. Which
of the following families has the stamens and pistil fused into a single
structure?
Orchid
Family