Botany 201 - Taxonomy of Flowering Plants - Spring, 1995

Lecture Examination III

Oops! - Said this was on line Wednesday and was WRONG! - here is a parital (no internal links) effort. This is a replicate of the third lecture exam from the Spring, 1995 201 offering.

Link family with typical gynoecium features: (questions 1-4)
  1.  Lamiaceae       a.  gynoecium bicarpellate, ovary with 4 ovules 
  2.  Asteraceae      b.  gynoecium tricarpellate, fruit many-seeded
  3.  Asclepiadaceae  c.  gynoecium bicarpellate, fruit with 2 seeds
  4.  Umbelliferae    d.  gynoecium bicarpellate, fruit a follicle
                      e.  gynoecium bicarpellate, fruit an achene
Match taxon with description: (questions 5 - 12)

5. Anemophilous member of the Dilleniidae:

a. Salicaceae b. Cruciferae c. Malvaceae
d. Droseraceae e. Cucurbitaceae

6. Taxon of the Asteridae that does NOT show a bicarpellate gynoecium:

a. Verbenaceae b. Gentianales c. Scrophulariaceae
d. Lamiales e. Polemoniaceae

7. Family characterized by the presence of monadelphous stamens:

a. Lamiaceae b. Malvaceae c. Caprifoliaceae
d. Brassicaceae e. Rosaceae

8. Taxon of the Rosidae with an APOCARPOUS gynoecium:

a. Crassulaceae b. Asteraceae c. Cuscutaceae
d. Onagraceae e. Maloideae

9. Family characterized by the presence of tetradynamous stamens:

a. Brassicaceae b. Fabaceae c. Asteraceae
d. Lamiaceae e. Malvaceae

10. Family characterized by the presence, in most genera, of synantherous stamens:

a. Rosaceae b. Asteraceae c. Fabaceae
d. Brassicaceae e. Lamiaceae


 
 

11. Identify the key characteristic that can be used to distinguish genera of the Caprifoliaceae from those of the Rubiaceae:

a. Ovary position b. Corolla connation c. Stipules present or absent
d. corolla/androecium adnation e. leaf arrangement

12. Group of genera NOT characterized by the presence of opposite leaves:

a. Lamiaceae b. Asclepiadaceae c. Verbenaceae
d. Caprifoliaceae e. Boraginaceae


 

Match taxon with associated structure: (questions 13-17)
 
 

13.  keel               a.  Asclepiadaceae 
14.  haustorium         b.  Asteraceae 
15.  cypsela            c.  Umbelliferae 
16.  mericarp           d.  Fabaceae
17.  corona             e.  Cuscutaceae
18. Floral bracts (those subtending each floret) of the Asteraceae are known as:

 a. pappus b. chaff c. phyllaries
d. siliques e. pollinia

19. Involucral bracts (those subtending the inflorescence) of the Compositae are known as:

 a. pollinia b. chaff c. silicles
d. phyllaries e. pappus


 
 

Differentiate among families that are characterized by the presence of a sympetalous corolla: (questions 20-23)

                                                 a.  Caryophyllaceae
20.  corolla zygomorphic, fruit a capsule        b.  Boraginaceae
21.  corolla actinomorphic, style gynobasic      c.  Convolvulaceae
22.  fruit with one seed                         d.  Asteraceae
23.  corolla actinomorphic, plicate, funnelform  e.  Scrophulariaceae
Match Taxon and associated product: (questions 24-28)
 
 
24.  Blueberry    a.  Fabaceae   
25.  Plum         b.  Malvaceae 
26.  Peanut       c.  Rosaceae 
27.  Okra         d.  Ericaceae 
28.  Celery       e.  Apiaceae
For Questions 29-33 , Identify genus from description:
 

a. Sarracenia b. Cucurbita c. Brassica d. Lactuca e. Euphorbia

29. tetramerous flowers, fruit with a replum
30. Insectivorous herbs of bogs
31. imperfect, apetalous, hypogynous flowers
32. imperfect, sympetalous, epigynous flowers
33. perfect, sympetalous, epigynous flowers

 Match description with taxon: (questions 34-36)

 34. Genera of the Spiraeoideae are characterized by:

 a. Monocarpy, fruit a follicle
b. Apocarpy, many carpels, fruit single-seeded
c. Monocarpy, fruit a drupe
d. Syncarpy, epigyny
e. Apocarpy, 4-5 carpels, fruit many-seeded

 35. Genera of the Rosoideae are characterized by:

 a. Apocarpy, many carpels, fruit single-seeded
b. Syncarpy, epigyny
c. Apocarpy, 4-5 carpels, fruit many-seeded
d. Monocarpy, fruit a drupe
e. Monocarpy, fruit a follicle

 36. Genera of the Maloideae are characterized by:

 a. Monocarpy, fruit a follicle
b. Apocarpy, 4-5 carpels, fruit many-seeded
c. Apocarpy, many carpels, fruit single-seeded
d. Monocarpy, fruit a drupe
e. Syncarpy, epigyny

 Match family of the Fabales with its key feature: (questions 37-39)
 
 

37.  Caesalpiniaceae   a. Corolla regular, leaves bipinnately compound
38.  Fabaceae          b. Corolla zygomorphic and sympetalous
39.  Mimosaceae        c. Corolla papilionaceous with no connation
                       d. Corolla zygomorphic with partial connation
                       e. Corolla absent
40. Identify the capitulum type that includes no disc florets:

a. Ligulate b. Radiate c. Discoid


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