monocots
Meaning "one seed leaf," this is the defining term for plants that sprout with a single embryonic leaf.
What is a Monocotyledon
This term refers to the number of embryonic seed leaves a dicot possesses, setting it apart from a monocot.
What is two?
Defining the group, these are the two main types of seed-bearing vascular plants that produce flowers and fruits, as opposed to gymnosperms.
What are angiosperms?
Literally translated from Greek, this term refers to the "naked seeds" of these plants that are not enclosed in an ovary or fruit.
What are Gymnosperms?
These usually colorful structures attract pollinators and are often fragrant.
What are petals?
Unlike the branching veins of a dicot, monocots are identified by having this type of venation, where veins run side-by-side along the leaf.
What is parallel venation?
Unlike monocots, which have only one, dicot seeds are characterized by having this many embryonic leaves.
What are two?
This female reproductive part of a flower traps and collects pollen.
What is the stigma?
While angiosperms are known as hardwoods, these trees are often called this because of their softer, more porous wood.
What are Softwoods
This male reproductive part produces the pollen, consisting of the pollen-producing anther and the filament stalk.
What is the stamen?
While dicot flower parts come in multiples of 4 or 5, monocot flower parts (sepals and petals) typically come in multiples of this number.
What is 3?
The pattern of leaf veins in dicots is described as this, creating a web-like or branching net pattern.
What is net venation
This unique, specialized process involves one sperm fertilizing the egg and another combining with polar nuclei, a defining feature of angiosperms.
What is double fertilization?
Because they do not have flowers, most gymnosperms use these, including male pollen-producing types and female seed-bearing types, for reproduction.
What are Cones
This sticky top of the pistil is where pollen lands, connecting to the ovary via the style.
What is the stigma?
Monocots are known to possess this type of root system, which consists of many small, shallow roots rather than one large, deep taproot.
What is a fibrous root system?
Dicots typically develop this type of root system, featuring a single, large, deep-growing primary root with smaller branch roots.
What is a taproot system?
In plant classification, these are the two main subclasses of angiosperms, distinguished by having either one or two seed leaves (cotyledons).
What are monocots and dicots?
This distinctive gymnosperm, known as a "living fossil" with fan-shaped leaves, is the only remaining species in its entire phylum.
What is Ginkgo biloba?
These small, green, leaf-like structures at the base of the flower protect the bud before it opens.
What are the sepals?
This crucial group of human food crops, including corn, wheat, rice, and sugar cane, belongs to the monocot family.
What are grasses
While monocots have parts in multiples of three, dicot flower parts are generally arranged in multiples of these two numbers.
What are four or five?
Unlike gymnosperms which have "naked" seeds, angiosperms are defined by producing seeds enclosed within this structure.
What is an ovary
Many gymnosperms have adapted to cold or dry climates by having these types of leaves, which help reduce water loss.
What are Needles
The transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma, crucial for seed production, is called this.
What is pollination?