Botany: Chapter 8 Assignment questions with verified
answers
A tiger lily flower has three sepals, three petals, six stamens, and three
fused carpels. Based on this information alone, what is a tiger lily?
Ans✓✓✓a monocot
Categorize the following examples according to the type of fruit or seed
dispersal mechanism they most likely exhibit: animals Ans✓✓✓- edible
fruit containing a laxative
- bur fruit covered with small hooks
- seed with oil appendages
Categorize the following examples according to the type of fruit or seed
dispersal mechanism they most likely exhibit: water Ans✓✓✓- seed
surrounded by inflated sacs
- fruit with a very waxy surface
- fruit with a thick, spongy pericarp
Categorize the following examples according to the type of fruit or seed
dispersal mechanism they most likely exhibit: wind Ans✓✓✓- orchid
seed that is extremely tiny and lightweight
- maple fruit (samara) with a curved wing
- dandelion fruit with a tiny, parachute-like plume
Classify each of the following features as unique to monocots or dicots:
DICOTS Ans✓✓✓- seeds with two cotyledons
, - flower parts in fours/fives or multiples of fours/fives
- network of primary veins on leaf
- have vascular cambium and often cork cambium
- Stem's vascular bundles in a ring
- pollen grains have three apertures
Classify each of the following features as unique to monocots or dicots:
MONOCOTS Ans✓✓✓- seeds with one cotyledon
- flower parts in threes or multiples of three
- parallel leaf venation
- no vascular cambium or cork cambium
- stem's vascular bundles scattered
- pollen grains have one aperture
Classify each of the following fruit types as either fleshy or dry fruits:
DRY DEHISCENT FRUITS Ans✓✓✓- follicle
- capsule
- silique
- legume
Classify each of the following fruit types as either fleshy or dry fruits:
DRY INDEHISCENT FRUITS Ans✓✓✓- achene
- nut
- caryopsis
answers
A tiger lily flower has three sepals, three petals, six stamens, and three
fused carpels. Based on this information alone, what is a tiger lily?
Ans✓✓✓a monocot
Categorize the following examples according to the type of fruit or seed
dispersal mechanism they most likely exhibit: animals Ans✓✓✓- edible
fruit containing a laxative
- bur fruit covered with small hooks
- seed with oil appendages
Categorize the following examples according to the type of fruit or seed
dispersal mechanism they most likely exhibit: water Ans✓✓✓- seed
surrounded by inflated sacs
- fruit with a very waxy surface
- fruit with a thick, spongy pericarp
Categorize the following examples according to the type of fruit or seed
dispersal mechanism they most likely exhibit: wind Ans✓✓✓- orchid
seed that is extremely tiny and lightweight
- maple fruit (samara) with a curved wing
- dandelion fruit with a tiny, parachute-like plume
Classify each of the following features as unique to monocots or dicots:
DICOTS Ans✓✓✓- seeds with two cotyledons
, - flower parts in fours/fives or multiples of fours/fives
- network of primary veins on leaf
- have vascular cambium and often cork cambium
- Stem's vascular bundles in a ring
- pollen grains have three apertures
Classify each of the following features as unique to monocots or dicots:
MONOCOTS Ans✓✓✓- seeds with one cotyledon
- flower parts in threes or multiples of three
- parallel leaf venation
- no vascular cambium or cork cambium
- stem's vascular bundles scattered
- pollen grains have one aperture
Classify each of the following fruit types as either fleshy or dry fruits:
DRY DEHISCENT FRUITS Ans✓✓✓- follicle
- capsule
- silique
- legume
Classify each of the following fruit types as either fleshy or dry fruits:
DRY INDEHISCENT FRUITS Ans✓✓✓- achene
- nut
- caryopsis
