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1. What parts of a flower might you be tempted to call the \'male\' part? Why? 2

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Question

1. What parts of a flower might you be tempted to call the 'male' part? Why?

2. How can you tell a monocot flower from a eudicot flower? How can you tell a monocot seed from a eudicot seed?

3. What process results in pollinators that are specific to a particular type of flowers?

4. Plants are general non-motile. Explain how a fruit can be beneficial in the pricess of seed dispersal. Give three different examples.

5. Relate the plumule and radicle to parts of an adult plant.

LABORATORY REVIEW 22 1. What parts of a flower might you be tempted to call the 'male part? Why? (2pts) 2. How can you tell a monocot flower from a eudicot flower? How can you tell a monocot seed from a eudicot seed? (2pts) 3. What process results in pollinators that are specific to a particular type of flowers? (2pts) Plants are general non-motile. Explain how a fruit can be beneficial in the process of seed dispersal. Give three different examples. (3pts) 4. 5. Relate the plumule and radicle to parts of an adult plant. (4pts)

Explanation / Answer

1) Stamens are called the male part of the flower. They are collectively called as the androecium. Stamen consists of a stalk called the filament and an anther that contains microsporangia. The pollen produced from the anther is transported to the gynoecium (female part) within the same flower or to another flower in the same plant or to another flower in another plant to pollinate enabling fertilization. Hence, stamens or androecium are called the male part of the flower.