Vegetative Reproduction
Give an example of a type of person who would be especially interested in vegetative reproduction?
farmer, horticulturist, scientist
Which type of plant has flower organs in multiples of 4 or 5?
dicots
What are the 4 categories of pollination?
wind
self
cross
animal
What is the function of the seed coat?
protects the seed
What are 2 benefits to vegetative reproduction?
1. Can select for desirable traits
2. fast
3. cheap
4. easier
What is the function of petals?
Give an example of a plant that self-pollinates?
Are sporophytes diploid or haploid?
diploid
Describe a specific historical event that displays the disadvantages of vegetative reproduction?
Banana fungus
Chestnut blight
petal, stamen, pistil, sepal
What kinds of flowers might nocturnal animals be attracted to?
white or yellow; strongly scented
What type of plant would have a prominent endosperm which provided nutrients for it?
monocot
What is an example of naturally occurring vegetative reproduction?
strawberry stolon, moss drying out, willow and poplar branches
Define "tepal"
a sepal that is indistinguishable from a petal
Give an example of a short-day plant
chrysanthemum
poinsettia
Christmas cactus
soybeans, sugarcane, rice
What are the 3 types of fruit and give an example of each?
1. Simple fleshy - apple, orange, etc.
2. Aggregate- berries
3. Multiple- pineapple
What type of pothos did we propogate?
golden pothos
The complete and perfect flower that we dissected is toxic to certain animals. Name the flower we dissected AND what animal it is toxic to.
Lily; dogs and/or cats
Hymenopterans (an order of insects) are very important pollinators. Give an example of a hymenopteran?
bees or wasps
Draw a seed and label the first 2 parts of the seed to show after germination.
radicle and hypocotyl