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Swollen base of a pistil.
Ovary
200
Father of taxonomy.
Carl Linnaeus
200
Slender, elongated stalk found within the stamen.
Filament
200
What is the most important cereal grain in the U.S. and Europe?
Wheat
200
The rippened ovary of a flower is known as a(n) ___.
Fruit
400
This image is an example of what type of symmetry?
Radial Symmetry
400
Stalk-like structure that connects the ovary to the tip of the pistil.
Style
400
Science of classification.
Taxonomy
400
What is the primary function of a fruit?
To scatter seeds
400
Name two of the most important agents in cross-pollination.
Bees, moths, and butterflies
600
Collectively a flower's petals are known as the ___ (meaning "little crown").
Corolla
600
This structure will develop into the stem and leaves of the plant.
Plumule
600
Provides nutrition for the growing embryo of a plant.
Endosperm
600
Scientific name for the egg cells found in the ovary of the plant.
Ovules
600
Yeasts and molds are found in what scientific kingdom?
Kingdom Fungi
800
The scattering of seeds by bursting open when ripe and catapulting them to a new location is an example of what type of dispersal?
Mechanical Dispersal
800
These organisms do not have membrane-bound nuclei.
Prokaryotes
800
Main factor controlling flowering in most plants.
Length of daylight / night.
800
The embryo plant, endosperm, and ____ are all parts of a seed.
Seed coat
800
A(n) ____ flower lacks one or more of the four basic flower parts.
Incomplete Flower
1000
Any plant in which both staminate and pistilate flowers are produced in the same plant. EX: Oaks, hickories, and birches
Monoecious Plants
1000
The definite period of light and darkness that a plant must have before flowering is called ___.
Photoperiodism
1000
List two factors that contribute to germination.
Adequate moisture, favorable temperature, oxygen supply, proper soil conditions, & sufficient sunlight.
1000
Tomatoes and peaches are examples of ____ fruits because they form from one flower that has only one pistil.
Simle Fruit
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American holly trees are an example of what type of plant? hint: these plants produce both pistilate and staminate flowers, but they are born by separate plants.
Dioecious Plants