PSS 10: Leaves and Flowers
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- What are the different types of leaves?
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-simple
-palmately compound
-pinnately compound
-conifers
-specialized - What are the two types of palmate leaves?
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-ternate (3 leaflets)
-palmate (5 leaflets) - What are the two types of pinnately compound leaves?
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-pinnate (along single axis)
-bipinnate (divisions of two off single axis: 2 axes) - What are the different types of coniferous leaves?
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-needle-like
-comb-like
-scale-like - What are some specialized leaves?
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-cotyledons
-tendrils
-spines
-bracts - What can thorny/spiny/prickled plants offer?
- -reduce homeowners insurance
- What are some behavioral specialized leaves?
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-venus fly trap
-sundew
-pitcher plant
-sensitive plant - What are the different types of leaf venation?
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-parallel
-pinnate
-palmate - What are the different types of leaf arrangements on their branches?
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-alternate
-opposite
-whorled
-basal rosette - What do buds do?
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-protect flowers, leaves, and shoots
-good for winter ID of plants - What is the purpose of flowers?
- -attract insect or animal pollinators
- What are the female parts of a flower?
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Pistil:
-stigma
-style
-ovary - What are the male parts of a flower?
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Stamen:
-anther
-filament - What are the different types of flowers in terms of their componants?
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-complete
-incomplete
-perfect
-imperfect - What are the different types of imperfect flowers?
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-pistillate
-staminate
-monoecious
-dioecious - What is the difference between a complete flower and a perfect flower?
- -complete flowers must have ALL components whereas a perfect flower must only have both sex parts (may be missing sepals)
- What is a staminate flower?
- -has only stamen (no pistil)
- What are monoeciuos plants?
- -has seperate male and female flowers but on ONE plant
- What are curcurbit plants?
- -squash flowers
- What are dioecious plants?
- -has seperate male and female plants (like kiwi)
- What are the different types of flower heads?
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-flowerhead (daisy)
-spathe (waxy red plant)
-bracts (iris)
-orchid flower (orchid) - What is a composite flower?
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-has hundreds of flowers surrounded by flower petals
-sunflower, daisy, dandelion - What is the difference between a single and double flower?
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-single flowers still have their male??? parts
-double flowers have turned their male??? parts into petals - What is the worlds largest flower?
- -Rafflesia arnoldi from sumatra