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Complete Flower
contains perianth,androecium and gynoecium
TERM 2
Incomplete Flower
DEFINITION 2
Lacks one of the structures listed in the complete flower
TERM 3
Perfect Flower
DEFINITION 3
Has both stamens and carpels
TERM 4
Imperfect Flower
DEFINITION 4
One set lacks either stamens or carpels
TERM 5
Angiosperms
DEFINITION 5
Flower bearing seed plants
Gymnosperms
Cone bearing seed plants
TERM 7
Bryophytes
DEFINITION 7
non vascular plants (very primitive)
TERM 8
Tracheophytes
DEFINITION 8
Seedless vascular plants
TERM 9
Label
DEFINITION 9
1) Hypocotyl becomes root system2) Radicle primary
root3)Seed Coat 2 coats Integuments4)Cotyledon provide
nutrition when plant grows out of skin5)Plumules first leaves
TERM 10
Label
DEFINITION 10
1)Axillary Bud2)Stipule if leaf attached directly to axis
sessile3)Axis4)Node5) Internode6)Node7)Axil8)Apical or
Terminal Bud (apex of plant)
Monoecious Plants
Flowers that are unisexual and may grow on same plant so
plant contains both male and female flowers on one plant
TERM 17
Dioecious Plants
DEFINITION 17
Have male and female onseparateplants
TERM 18
Polygamous Plants
DEFINITION 18
Can be male female or bisexual
TERM 19
Inflorescences
DEFINITION 19
instead of one solitary flower is a group or cluster of flowers
TERM 20
Define each Ovary
DEFINITION 20
1) Superior Ovary2) Semi-Inferior3) Inferior
Hypogynous
superior ovary flowers
TERM 22
Epigynous
DEFINITION 22
inferior ovary in flowers
TERM 23
Perigynous
DEFINITION 23
neither superior nor inferior
TERM 24
Compound Ovary
DEFINITION 24
two to several individual carpels
TERM 25
Simple Ovary
DEFINITION 25
individual carpel without any fusion
Procambium
part of apical meristem becomes vascular tissue
TERM 32
Ground Meristem
DEFINITION 32
part of apical meristem becomes ground tissue
TERM 33
Lateral Meristem
DEFINITION 33
appears within the plant as a cylinder running laterally
throughout the entire plant except the tips helps increase the
plants diameter (secondary growth)
TERM 34
Vascular Cambium and Cork Cambium
DEFINITION 34
two types of lateral meristem when woody plants need
addtional tissues these two meristems divide and
accumulate secondary tissues such as xylem
TERM 35
Intercalary Meristem
DEFINITION 35
located at the nodal regions of grasses which contributes to
the re-growth of grass after cutting (found mostly in grasses)
Annual
Complete life cycle in 1 year
TERM 37
Biennials
DEFINITION 37
Complete life cycle in 2 years
TERM 38
Perennials
DEFINITION 38
Complete life cycle in many years (most fruit trees)
TERM 39
Binomial
DEFINITION 39
plant names made up of two parts genus and species
TERM 40
Put in Order from smallest to largest Genus,
Species, Family
DEFINITION 40
Family,Genus,Species
