PLS 006 Midterm Exam and Verified Solutions
Ornamental plants answer - Cut -flowers, Bedding plants (garden and landscape plants),
Container-grown landscape plants (nursery product), Flowering potted pants and foliage potted
plants (florist product)
Amorphophallus titanium/Titan Arum/corpse flower answer - stinky flower that is 60 inches tall
sepals answer - Located at base of flower; surround and protect the bud.
petals answer - Located above sepals; frequently brightly colored (attracts pollinators).
receptacle answer - Holds it all together
stamens answer - Male reproductive structures, Attached above petals, consists of filament and
anther
filament answer - stalk
anther answer - produces pollen
carpel (pistil) answer - Female reproductive structure - centrally located, consists of stigma,
style, and ovary
stigma answer - catches pollen
,style answer - tube
ovary answer - contains one or more ovules
What does the ovules develop into? answer - develop into seeds
What does the ovary develop into? answer - develops into a fruit
perfect flower answer - Flower that contain both stamens and pistils; Both male and female
parts in the same flower
imperfect flower answer - Individual flower is either male or female
Monoecious answer - male and female flowers appear on the same plant (eg. Squash)
Dioecious answer - a specimen of the plant is either male or female (eg Ginko trees)
complete flower answer - Has sepals, petals, stamens, and carpels (pistils)
incomplete flower answer - Lacks one or more of the above structures; All "imperfect" flowers
are "incomplete"
dictionary non-technical definition of flower answer - the blossom of a plant
dictionary technical definition of flower answer - the part of a seed plant comprising the
reproductive organs and their envelopes if any, especially when such envelopes are more or less
conspicuous in form and color
, blossom answer - the flower of a plant; not technical term
Inflorescence answer - the arrangement of flowers on the axis, or the flowering part of a plant,
or a flower cluster or a group of flowers collectively; technical term
simple flower answer - One single flower per stalk
compound flower answer - inflorescence looks like many flowers; more than one flower
grouped together
composite flower answer - inflorescence looks like one blossom/flower; more than one flower
grouped together
Forms of compound flowers answer - raceme, spike, corymb
raceme answer - Unbranched, indeterminate inflorescence with pedicellate(short floral stalks)
flowers along the axis
spike answer - Type of raceme that do not have a pedicel
corymb answer - Unbranched, indeterminate inflorescence that is flat topped or convex
compound flower examples answer - Lily of the Valley, Gladiolus, Boneset
Asteraceae family answer - Daisy family, Sunflowers, Chrysanthemums, Dandelions
Ornamental plants answer - Cut -flowers, Bedding plants (garden and landscape plants),
Container-grown landscape plants (nursery product), Flowering potted pants and foliage potted
plants (florist product)
Amorphophallus titanium/Titan Arum/corpse flower answer - stinky flower that is 60 inches tall
sepals answer - Located at base of flower; surround and protect the bud.
petals answer - Located above sepals; frequently brightly colored (attracts pollinators).
receptacle answer - Holds it all together
stamens answer - Male reproductive structures, Attached above petals, consists of filament and
anther
filament answer - stalk
anther answer - produces pollen
carpel (pistil) answer - Female reproductive structure - centrally located, consists of stigma,
style, and ovary
stigma answer - catches pollen
,style answer - tube
ovary answer - contains one or more ovules
What does the ovules develop into? answer - develop into seeds
What does the ovary develop into? answer - develops into a fruit
perfect flower answer - Flower that contain both stamens and pistils; Both male and female
parts in the same flower
imperfect flower answer - Individual flower is either male or female
Monoecious answer - male and female flowers appear on the same plant (eg. Squash)
Dioecious answer - a specimen of the plant is either male or female (eg Ginko trees)
complete flower answer - Has sepals, petals, stamens, and carpels (pistils)
incomplete flower answer - Lacks one or more of the above structures; All "imperfect" flowers
are "incomplete"
dictionary non-technical definition of flower answer - the blossom of a plant
dictionary technical definition of flower answer - the part of a seed plant comprising the
reproductive organs and their envelopes if any, especially when such envelopes are more or less
conspicuous in form and color
, blossom answer - the flower of a plant; not technical term
Inflorescence answer - the arrangement of flowers on the axis, or the flowering part of a plant,
or a flower cluster or a group of flowers collectively; technical term
simple flower answer - One single flower per stalk
compound flower answer - inflorescence looks like many flowers; more than one flower
grouped together
composite flower answer - inflorescence looks like one blossom/flower; more than one flower
grouped together
Forms of compound flowers answer - raceme, spike, corymb
raceme answer - Unbranched, indeterminate inflorescence with pedicellate(short floral stalks)
flowers along the axis
spike answer - Type of raceme that do not have a pedicel
corymb answer - Unbranched, indeterminate inflorescence that is flat topped or convex
compound flower examples answer - Lily of the Valley, Gladiolus, Boneset
Asteraceae family answer - Daisy family, Sunflowers, Chrysanthemums, Dandelions
