Exam 8: Flowers, Fruits, and Seeds

Which of the following is a cluster of flowers in which each flower is produced on its own pedicel?

Dicots are now classified in the class _________________.The common name refers to the production of ___ seed leaves.

The organization of the flower and pollination of the flower is based on seed/fruit dispersal mechanism.

Seeds germinate immediately after dormancy is removed regardless of temperature, the light environment, or the exclusion of oxygen.

Which of the following groups of fruits would botanically be classified as nuts?

Water-dispersed fruits often have pericarps that absorb water very slowly.

The floral parts are attached to an apical portion of the flowering stem called the

Pollen is produced in and released from the

A plant that requires two growing seasons to complete its life cycle is a(an)

All legumes release their seeds through an active splitting action.

The stem growing tip is nestled within the cotyledons and is pulled through the soil in a germinating bean seed (dicot)whereas the coleoptile surrounds the growing tip in germinating corn (monocot)seeds.Both strategies protect the delicate growing tip.

Most grasses, trees and 'weeds' are flowering plants that produce ______________ flowers.

Cocklebur is a dry fruit that has small hooks on its surface.This suggests that cocklebur is dispersed by

In mature monocot and dicot seeds, the food-storing tissue is the endosperm.

When the calyx, corolla, and stamens of a flower are attached at the top of the ovary, the ovary is said to be

Modifications of fruits or seeds that do NOT adapt them for dispersal by either wind or water include

Accessory fruits are little fruits that develop around a larger fruit.

Multiple fruits, such as _______________, develop from an inflorescence of two or more flowers.

Which of the following groups of plants produce siliques or silicles for fruits?

The pistil is made of three regions: the ____________, the ____________, and the ____________.