Plant Reproduction Review

Flashcards for reviewing plant reproduction lecture notes.

Living organisms perform seven vital processes including Nutrition, Growth, Sensation, Motion, Respiration, Excretion, and __.

Reproduction

The reproduction process is a vital process that aims to secure the existence and __ of living organisms.

continuity

__ reproduction in plants occurs through male and female reproductive organs in flowers.

Sexual

__ reproduction occurs through the various vegetative parts of the plant except flowers.

Asexual

The __ is the organ of sexual reproduction in flowering plants.

flower

A flower is a short __ whose leaves are modified to form genital organs which in turn form seeds inside fruits.

stem

A flower arises from a __ which emerges from the axle of a leaf called bract.

floral bud

The green leaf where the floral bud emerges from its axle and develops into a flower is called a __.

bract

A group of flowers carried on the same axle is known as an __.

inflorescence

The thin neck of a flower is called the __, and it ends in a swollen part called the receptacle.

pedicle

The __ is the swollen part upon the flower pedicle, on which the floral leaves exist.

receptacle

The four different floral whorls are the Calyx, Corolla, Androecium, and __.

Gynoecium

The first (outermost) whorl of the floral leaves is the __.

Calyx

The calyx consists of a group of green leaves; each leaf is called a __.

sepal

The second whorl of the floral leaves, following the calyx, is the __.

Corolla

The corolla consists of a group of bright colored scented leaves; each leaf is called a __.

petal

The third whorl of the floral leaves and the male reproductive organ of the flower is the __.

Androecium

The leaves of the androecium are known as __.

stamens

Each stamen consists of a fine filament that ends in a sac known as the __, which contains pollen grains.

anther

The fourth (innermost) whorl of the floral leaves, which is the female reproductive organ of the flower, is the __.

Gynoecium

The leaves of the gynoecium are known as __.

carpels

Each carpel consists of a swollen part called the __, which is connected with a tube called the style, which ends in an opening called the stigma.

ovary