VOCAB
Leaf Types & Arrangements
Fruits
Parts of a Flower
Been There, Done That
100
Definition: embryonic seed leaves -- they are the first to appear after germination. Monocots have one, dicots have two.
What is cotyledon?
100
Describe the leaf arrangement for this basil plant.
What is opposite?
100
Coconuts, cherries, peaches and plums are all examples of this kind of fruit.
What is a drupe?
100
Name the structure labeled 9.
What is the receptacle?
100
What are the two types of vascular tissues?
What are the xylem and phloem?
200
Definition: a thin, multi-branched root system
What is fibrous root?
200
Describe the leaf type.
What is palmately compound?
200
These fruits form from one flower with one ovary and have multiple seeds. Examples include tomatoes, bananas, cucumbers, and pumpkins.
What is a berry?
200
Name the structure labeled 5.
What is anther?
200
Describe where nodes are located on a plant.
What is where the petioles connect to the main stem?
300
Word: Indehiscent
What is: a dry fruit that splits open when it is ripe?
300
Describe the leaf margin on this eggplant leaf.
What is lobed?
300
What is the difference between aggregate fruits and multiple fruits?
Aggregate fruits form from one flower having many pistils. Multiple fruits form from multiple flowers.
300
Name the structure labeled 3.
What is the stigma?
300
List the three steps of transpiration!
1. Water is absorbed by the roots
2. Water travels up the stem through the xylem
3. Water escapes as vapor through the open stomata
400
Definition: another word for the sepals of a flower that protect the flower bud during formation.
Hint: Tomato fruits retain these; the little green stars on top of the fruit.
What is a calyx?
400
Describe the leaf type for this White Ash tree leaf.
What is pinnately compound?
400
What kind of fruit is a pineapple and how does it form?
What is a multiple fruit -- forms from multiple flowers that cluster together.
400
Name the structure labeled 10.
What is the sepal?
400
What does the mitochondria do during cellular respiration?
What is break down glucose for energy in the form of ATP?
500
Word: Receptacle
What is the "chalice" that encases the ovary -- the base of the flower where it connects to the pedicel (flower stalk)
500
Describe the leaf arrangement for this romaine lettuce.
What is basal rosette?
500
List and describe the three layers of the pericarp.
What is the:
exocarp (outer layer of the fruit/"skin")
mesocarp (fleshy middle part)
endocarp (innermost layer encasing the seed)
500
Structures 2, 3 and 4 are all part of what overall structure?
What is the pistil?
500
You have a raised bed that is 4ft x 8ft. You want to plant one row of bush beans longwise. Their recommended plant spacing is 4-6" apart. How many bean plants can you fit in your row?
What is 16-24 plants?