Tag: Morphology
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Tap root
{“group”:”Morphology”,”term”:”Tap root”,”exam”:”Monocots usually have a fibrous adventitious system.”}
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Adventitious root
{“group”:”Morphology”,”term”:”Adventitious root”,”exam”:”Fibrous roots of monocots are adventitious.”}
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Tendril
{“group”:”Morphology”,”term”:”Tendril”,”exam”:”Always name which organ is modified.”}
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Androecium
{“group”:”Morphology”,”term”:”Androecium”,”exam”:”Stamen = male; carpel/pistil = female.”}
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Tuber
{“group”:”Morphology”,”term”:”Tuber”,”exam”:”Potato = stem tuber; sweet potato = root tuber.”}
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Axillary bud
{“group”:”Morphology”,”term”:”Axillary bud”,”exam”:”Eyes of a potato are axillary buds, so a potato is a stem.”}
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Venation
{“group”:”Morphology”,”term”:”Venation”,”exam”:”Standard monocot versus dicot contrast.”}
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Calyx
{“group”:”Morphology”,”term”:”Calyx”,”exam”:”Sepals = calyx; petals = corolla.”}
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Corolla
{“group”:”Morphology”,”term”:”Corolla”,”exam”:”Perianth = calyx + corolla when they look alike (tepals).”}
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Fibrous root
{“group”:”Morphology”,”term”:”Fibrous root”,”exam”:”Typical of monocots.”}