plant classification test 3

what division contains the entirety of seed plants?

Spermatophyta

what class contains all of the basal angiosperms and eudicots (angiosperms)?

Magnoliopsida

what are a group of plants that are believed to have branched off before the separation of the monocots and eudicots, because they exhibit traits from both groups?

basal angiosperms

what are the characteristics of angiosperms?

embryo sac with 2 nuclei, double fertilization with endosperm product, carpel present, flowers present, vessels in xylem, companion cells in phloem

what are the Megasporophyll enclosed seeds?

carpel

what means dissimilar parts are fused?

adnate

what means similar parts are fused?

connate

what means having more than one plane of symmetry (radial)?

actinomorphic

what means having one plane of symmetry (bilateral)?

zygomorphic

what is where the gynoecium sits at top of the receptacle, hypogynous?

superior ovary

what is where the other floral parts are attached above the gynoecium, epigynous?

inferior ovary

what means parts are united across length?

(n)

what means parts are basally united?

(n

what means parts are apically united?

n)

what means dissimilar parts are fused?

[n]

what are The individual segments of an undifferentiated perianth are called(petals and sepals)?

tepals

what are sterile stamens known as?

staminodes

what order contains Nymphaceae?

Nymphales

what family contains water lilies?

nymphaceae

what means marsh like environment?

palustrine

what means lake or pond environment?

lacustrine

what are the characteristics of nymphaceae?

aquatic herb, rhizomatous, peltate leaves, long peduncled flowers, solitary inflorescence, laminar stamens, fruit is aggregate

what subclass contains magnoliales, laurales, and piperales?

Magnoliids

what order contains magnoliaceae?

magnoliales

what family contains magnolias?

magnoliaceae

what are the characteristics of magnoliaceae?

trees or shrubs, large actinomorphic flowers, inflorescence solitary and terminal, numerous stamens and pistils, fruit is aggregate

what order contains lauraceae?

laurales

what family contains laurels?

lauraceae

what are the characteristics of lauraceae?

trees to shrubs, small undifferentiated flowers, volatile oils, inflorescence axillary, 3 serous stamens, anthers opened by valves, filaments often have nectaries at base, fruit is drupe

what means evaporates easily?

volatile

what order contains piperaceae?

piperales

what family contains peppercorns?

piperaceae

what are the characteristics of piperaceae?

large size variation, aromatic, tiny flowers that are monoecious with no perianth, inflorescence is dense fleshy spike, fruit is drupe

what makes up the majority of flowering plants?

eudicots

what contains ranunculaceae, berberidaceae, papaveraceae, and platanaceae?

basal tricolpates

what order contains ranunculaceae, berberidaceae, papaveraceae?

ranunculales

what family contains buttercups?

ranunculaceae

what are the characteristics of ranunculaceae?

herbs, leaves compound or deeply lobed, actinomorphic or zygomorphic bisexual flowers, sepals often petaloid, inflorescence solitary or cymose or racemose, fruit a follicle or achene or berry

what means a flower has both male and female parts present, a perfect flower?

bisexual

what means a flower only has either male or female parts present, imperfect?

unisexual

what family includes barberry?

berberidaceae

what are the characteristics of berberidaceae?

herbs to shrubs, actinomorphic flowers, leaves with spiny tips, anthers dehiscing by flaps, inflorescence is racemose or cyme or solitary, fruit is berry

what family includes poppies?

papaveraceae

what are the characteristics of papaveraceae?

milky sap, lobed or dissected leaves, actinomorphic flowers, caducous sepals, many stamens, inflorescence normally solitary, fruit is capsule

what means has a milky sap?

lactiferous

what means early deciduous?

caducous

what order contains platanaceae?

proteales

what family contains sycamores?

platanaceae

what are the characteristics of platanaceae?

deciduous trees, simple palmately lobed leaves, large deciduous stipules, branched trichomes, monoecious, small actinomorphic unisexual flowers with perianth, inflorescence is a dense round head, fruit is a hairy achene

what habitat is adjacent to a natural watercourse?

riparian

what are two leaf like structures at the base of a petiole?

stipules

what are hair like extensions of the epidermis?

trichomes

what subclass includes rosids, fabids, and malvids?

superrosidae

what order contains Hamamelidaceae?

Saxifragales

what family contains witch hazels?

hamamelidaceae

what are the characteristics of hamamelidaceae?

trees or shrubs, leaves simply or palmately lobed, stipules present, stellate pubescence, small actinomorphic bisexual flowers, inflorescence is a head or spike, fruit is woody capsule

what means hairs?

pubescence

what order includes vitaceae?

vitales

what family contains grapes?

vitaceae

what are the characteristics of vitaceae?

lianas, herbs, or trees, stems often with tendrils, leaves stipulate, leaves simple or palmate or pinnate, inflorescence is cyme or corymb or panicle, terminal from shoots opposite leaves, flowers small usually with petals fused at tips and fall away as flower opens, nectaries at ovary base, fruit is a berry with 2 seeds per locule

what is a slender twining appendage used for climbing and support?

tendril

what is the cavity in an ovary that houses the seed?

locule

what order contains oxalidaceae?

oxalidales

what family contains wood sorrels?

oxalidaceae

what are the characteristics of oxalidaceae?

herbs or shrubs or trees with bulb like tubers or fleshy rhizomes, stipules usually lacking, inflorescence often umbel like sometimes reduced to single flower or axillary, flowers bisexual and actinomorphic, filaments fused basally with outer filaments shorter than inner, anthers extrorse, nectar produced by base of filaments or glands alternating with petals, fruit capsule or berry

what is a horizontal underground stem modified for food storage?

tuber

what means turned or facing outwards?

extrorse

what order contains euphorbiaceae, passifloraceae, and salicaceae?

malpighiales

what family includes spurges?

euphorbiaceae

what are the characteristics of euphorbiaceae?

herbs to shrubs to trees, normally have milky sap, alternate leaves, unisexual flowers, superior trilocular ovary, inflorescence is cyathia or various, fruit is capsule, often subtended by colorful bracts

what is a leaf like structure at the base of a flower/inflorescence?

bract

what family includes passionflowers?

passifloraceae

what are the characteristics of passifloraceae?

lianas to shrubs to trees or herbs, most with tendrils, alternate lobed leaves, deciduous stipules, palmate venation, inflorescence solitary, fruit is capsule, corona present

what is a 5th floral whorl between the petals and stamens?

corona

what family includes willows and populars?

saliaceae

what are the characteristics of saliaceae?

deciduous trees to shrubs, dioecious, pinnate venation, entire or denticulate margins, flowers in catkins, fruit is capsule with seeds with a coma

what is a tuft of hair, particularly on seeds?

coma

what order contains fabaceae?

fabales

what family includes legumes?

fabaceae

what are the characteristics of fabaceae?

lots of variation in size, leaves alternate bipinnately, pinnately or palmately compound, some with tendrils, stipules present, fruit is legume or loment

what are the characteristics of the subfamily mimosoideae, mimosas?

actinomorphic flowers, many stamens with elongate brightly colored filaments, perianth reduced, usually a head

what are the characteristics of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae, Caesalpinias?

flowers zygomorphic, flower has 1 banner 2 wings and 2 normal petals, cymes, racemes, or spikes

what are the characteristics of the subfamily Faboideae, peas and beans?

strongly zygomorphic, flowers have 1 banner, 2 wings, 1 keel, normally diadelphous, inflorescence various but usually a cymose, spikose, or racemose

what means stamens united by their filaments to form two groups?

diadelphous

what order contains cucurbitaceae?

cucurbitales

what are the characteristics of cucurbitaceae?

vine with tendrils, extremely frost sensitive, lack stipules, yellow flowers with stamens adnate to hypanthium, inflorescence solitary, fruit is pepo or berry, endosperm lacking

what is a cup shaped receptacle?

hypanthium

what order contains rosaceae, ulmaceae, Cannabaceae, moraceae, urticaceae,

rosales

what are the characteristics of rosaceae?

herbs to shrubs to trees, stipulate leaves, thorns often present, flowers very show and actinomorphic, hypanthium present and bowl shaped, numerous stamens fused basally on nectar disk, fruit various, endosperm lacking

what is the elevated portion of the receptacle between the stamens and perianth which secretes nectar?

nectar disk

what family includes elms?

ulmaceae

what are the characteristics of ulmaceae?

trees or shrubs, watery sap, simple leaves with oblique bases and pinnate venation, deciduous stipules, actinomorphic, fruit is winged samara or drupe

what family contains hemp?

cannabaceae

what are the characteristics of cannabaceae?

dioecious herbs, opposite leaves, palmate venation, leaves simple or compound, stipules present, small actinomorphic flowers, inflorescence is axillary panicle or spike, fruit is achene, seed has little endosperm

what is transitional habitat called?

ecotones

what family includes mulberries?

moraceae

what are the characters of moraceae?

trees to woody vines to shrubs to herbs, leaves simple with palmate or pinnate venation, leaves typically have toothed or lobed margins, stipules present, milky sap, fruit is achene or multiple

what family includes nettles?

urticaceae

what are the characteristics of urticaceae?

herbs to shrubs to trees, simple leaves with stipules, leaves usually opposite, mono or dioecious, inflorescence is panicle spike or cyme, flowers axillary, fruit is drupe or achene, often have urticating hairs

what is another word for stinging?

urticating