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Quiz 1 Vocab
MSU
24
Plant Sciences
Undergraduate 1
09/18/2013

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Term
gymnosperm
Definition
naked seed
Term
perfect flower
Definition
male and female parts on same flower
Term
vascular
Definition
spore reproducing
Term
higher vascular
Definition
gymnosperms
Term
highest vascular
Definition
seed reproducing
angiosperms
Term
basal angiosperms
Definition
many stamens
petals and sepals undifferentiated
tepals
Term
monocots
Definition
flower parts in threes
non concentric vascular arrangement
parallel veins
Term
dicots
Definition
flower parts in 2s 4s or 5s
concentric
Term
alien/foreign
Definition
a species originating from elsewhere
Term
invasive
Definition
can overtake habitats in its introduced area, replacing native species
Term
endemic
Definition
a species whose range is contained with the country/area of note
Term
native
Definition
a species whose prehistoric range includes the area of note
Term
monecious
Definition
male and female parts on same plant
Term
dioecious
Definition
imperfect flowers, male and female entire plants
Term
even pinnate
Definition
no single odd leaf at the end
Term
odd pinnate
Definition
odd leaf at end
Term
internode
Definition
between nodes
Term
phylotaxy
Definition
leaf arrangement
Term
[calyx]
Definition
sepals
Term
[corolla]
Definition
petals
Term
lenticels
Definition
horizontal lines in smooth bark for gas exchange
Term
perianth
Definition
all the petals and sepals referred to in one term
Term
androecium
Definition
all the stamens referred to in one term
Term
gynoecium
Definition
all the carpals referred to in one term
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