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| Name the three types of asexual reproduction used by woody plants: |
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| stump sprouting, root suckering, and layering |
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Define this method of asexual reproduction and give a benefit and drawback to it:
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-stump sprouting
-a benefit of it is rapid regeneration of the tree over seed germination
-a drawback is that the trees are more susceptible to rot because of the age of the roots |
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What type of asexual reproduction does this picture represent?
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| define layering as a method of vegetative reproduction: |
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| Layering is the formation of roots from branches that touch the ground while they are still attached to the parent plant. |
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label the parts of this flower:
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| The stamen is the male reproductive part of a flower. It contains the anther, where the pollen resides, and the filament, which is the stalk for the anther. |
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The carpel is the female reproductive part of a flower. It contains: the stigma-where the pollen is collected
the style-the tube that the pollen travels down after it is collected by the stigma
the ovary-becomes the fruit and contains ovules, which become seeds |
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| define a complete flower: |
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| A complete flower has all four parts of a flower-the stamen, carpel, sepals, and petals. |
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| define incomplete flower: |
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| An incomplete flower has one or more parts (stamen, carpel, sepals, petals) missing. |
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| A perfect flower has both a stamen and a carpel. It can be asepalous or apetalous. |
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| An imperfect flower is missing either the stamen or carpel. |
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| define a synoecious tree: |
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| A synoecious tree has all perfect flowers. American basswood is an example. |
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| define a monoecious tree: |
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| A monoecious tree has both male and female imperfect flowers. Oak, birch, and pine are examples. |
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| A dioecious tree has either only male or only female imperfect flowers. Examples include ash and aspen. |
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| define a polygamous tree: |
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| A polygamous tree includes both perfect and imperfect flowers. Maples are an example. |
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| An inflorescence is a type of seed head/flower arrangment on a plant. |
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What type of inflorescence is this?
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| raceme inflorescence-it has a central axis with petiolate flowers, and all of the flower pedicels are the same length |
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What type of inflorescence is this?
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| catkin-it is pendulous and has a central axis with a dense cluster of sessile, apetalous unisexual flowers |
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What type of inflorescence is this?
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| cyme-it has a central rachis with a terminal flower and lateral branches below the main flower |
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What type of inflorescence is this?
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| panicle-diffusely branched with many flowers |
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