Define the following terms: flower, sepals, petals, stamens, pistil.
Flower: shoot bearing sporophylls (stamens, carpels)
Sepals: leaf like, green, protect bud
Petals: leaf like, non green, bright
Stamens: filament + anther
Pistil: 1 or more carpels consisting of stigma + style + ovary
Sepals: leaf like, green, protect bud
Petals: leaf like, non green, bright
Stamens: filament + anther
Pistil: 1 or more carpels consisting of stigma + style + ovary
Tags: angiosperms, flower, petals, pistil, sepals, stamens
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What did sepals evolve from? Petals? Stamens? Carpels?
Sepals: Modified leaves
Petals: modified leaves OR stamens that lost sporangia
Stamens: reduced microsporophylls OR branches with terminal sporangia
Carpels: folded megasporophylls
Petals: modified leaves OR stamens that lost sporangia
Stamens: reduced microsporophylls OR branches with terminal sporangia
Carpels: folded megasporophylls
Tags: angiosperms, evolution, flowers, sepals, stamens
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Flashcard set info:
Author: zeestree
Main topic: Biology
Topic: Flowers and Fruits
School / Univ.: University of Hawaii at Manoa
City: Honolulu
Published: 20.04.2010
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