Botany 2000 T2
- In what ways are angiosperms considered more advanced than gymnosperms?
- Pollen consists of two cells, what functions do these two cells perform in the
pollination and fertilization process?
- What is endosperm?
- What is a cotyledon?
- What is the difference between a chloroplast and chlorophyll?
- What are plasmodesmata?
- What is the common name for the five carbon compounds that link up to form cellulose?
- What is a function of a lateral meristem?
- What is a function of an intercalary meristem?
- Botanical Garden question: Name this fruit:
![coffeebean.jpg (15330 bytes)](../labs/botgard/ims1999/coffeebean.jpg)
![coffee01.jpg (21475 bytes)](../labs/botgard/ims1999/coffee01.jpg)
- Botanical Garden question: Name this fruit:
![nutmeg_fruit.jpg (19080 bytes)](../labs/botgard/ims1999/nutmeg_fruit.jpg)
![nutmeg_nut.jpg (13246 bytes)](../labs/botgard/ims1999/nutmeg_nut.jpg)
Matching: Pick the leaf that best matches the descriptor
- Awl _________
- Cordate _________
- Elliptical _________
- Hastate _________
- Linear _________
- Obovate _________
- Sagittate _________
F.
![linear.jpg (7313 bytes)](../../vegchar/linear.jpg) |
G.
![crenate.jpg (8691 bytes)](../../vegchar/crenate.jpg) |
- Botanical Garden question: This palm like tree sometimes has an apical cone. Name
this type of tree.
- A model of a flower is in the classroom. You can get up to look more closely at
the flower. Is the flower from an angiosperm or a gymnosperm?
- Is the flower a monocot or a dicot or is there no way to tell? Give support for
your answer.
- Is the flower perfect?
- Is the flower complete?
- Draw a sketch of the flower and label all the whorls completely. Use the back of
the paper as necessary.
- Tell me about the Gingko tree and what makes it special.
- Why are cycads in the gymnosperms?
- What representatives of the gymonsperms are present on Pohnpei?
- How is a tube cell like a fungal hyphae?
- Which phylla possess lignin?
- Explain why cells in plants grow only in a specific direction. Use diagrams as
necessary.