PLS 6 - Exam 1 St Questions With
Correct Answers
/. 1 - Prof Lieth was inspired to create to Flower Power course when he read "Flower
Confidential" on one of his business trips. Which of the following was the purpose of that
trip?
a. To buy plants for use in a research project
b. To help growers figure out which flowering plants would sell best to various market
segments
c. To boost horticultural flower production capacity as a means for creating peace in a
country that had been at war
a. To create a new UC center as part of the education abroad program - Answer-✅c. To
boost horticultural flower production capacity as a means for creating peace in a country
that had been at war
/.1 - Which country was Prof Lieth vising at the time that he was inspired to create the
Flower Power course?
a. China
b. Colombia
c. Equador
d. Montenegro
e. The Netherlands - Answer-✅d. Montenegro
/.1 - Which flower parts are part of the stamen?
a. Stigma, style
b. Anther, filament
c. Leaf, stem
d. Petals, sepals - Answer-✅b. Anther, filament
/.1 - Which flower parts are part of the carpel?
a. Stigma, style
b. Anther, filament
c. Leaf, stem
d. Petals, sepals - Answer-✅a. Stigma, style
/.1 - Sepals - Answer-✅located at base of flower; surround and protect the bud
/.1 - petals - Answer-✅located above sepals; frequently brightly colored (attracts
pollinators)
, /.1 - Receptacle - Answer-✅holds all the flower structures together
/.1 - Pedicel - Answer-✅stem of flower
/.1 - Stamen - Answer-✅Male reproductive structure
attached above petals
consists of filament and anther (produces pollen)
/.1 - Carpel (Pistil) - Answer-✅Female reproductive structure - centrally located
consists of: stigma (catches pollen), style - tube, ovary - contains one or more ovules
/.1 - Perfect flower - Answer-✅contains both stamens and pistils, male and female parts
in the same flower (ex. stargazer lily)
/.1 - Imperfect flower - Answer-✅individual flower is either male or female
/.1 - Monoecious flower - Answer-✅male and female flowers appear on the same plant
(ex. squash)
/.1 - Dioecious flower - Answer-✅a specimen of the plant is either male or female (ex.
Ginko tree)
/.1 - Complete flower - Answer-✅has sepals, petals, stamens, and carpels
/.1 - Incomplete flowers - Answer-✅lacks one ore more of the 4 basic components of a
flower (Sepals, petals, stamens, carpel)
all imperfect flowers are incomplete
/.1 - Simple flower - Answer-✅one single flower per stalk
/.1 - Compound flower - Answer-✅inflorescence looks like many flowers on one stalk
(ex. gladiolas)
/.1 - what are the 3 forms of compound flowers? - Answer-✅raceme, spike, and corymb
/.1 - Raceme compound flowers - Answer-✅unbranched, indeterminate inflorescence
with pedicellate (short floral stalks) flowers along the axis (ex. lily of the valley
/.1 - Spike compound flowers - Answer-✅type of raceme that does not have a pedicel
(ex. gladiolus)
/.1 - corymb compound flowers - Answer-✅unbranched, indeterminate inflorescence
that is flat-topped or convex (ex. boneset)
Correct Answers
/. 1 - Prof Lieth was inspired to create to Flower Power course when he read "Flower
Confidential" on one of his business trips. Which of the following was the purpose of that
trip?
a. To buy plants for use in a research project
b. To help growers figure out which flowering plants would sell best to various market
segments
c. To boost horticultural flower production capacity as a means for creating peace in a
country that had been at war
a. To create a new UC center as part of the education abroad program - Answer-✅c. To
boost horticultural flower production capacity as a means for creating peace in a country
that had been at war
/.1 - Which country was Prof Lieth vising at the time that he was inspired to create the
Flower Power course?
a. China
b. Colombia
c. Equador
d. Montenegro
e. The Netherlands - Answer-✅d. Montenegro
/.1 - Which flower parts are part of the stamen?
a. Stigma, style
b. Anther, filament
c. Leaf, stem
d. Petals, sepals - Answer-✅b. Anther, filament
/.1 - Which flower parts are part of the carpel?
a. Stigma, style
b. Anther, filament
c. Leaf, stem
d. Petals, sepals - Answer-✅a. Stigma, style
/.1 - Sepals - Answer-✅located at base of flower; surround and protect the bud
/.1 - petals - Answer-✅located above sepals; frequently brightly colored (attracts
pollinators)
, /.1 - Receptacle - Answer-✅holds all the flower structures together
/.1 - Pedicel - Answer-✅stem of flower
/.1 - Stamen - Answer-✅Male reproductive structure
attached above petals
consists of filament and anther (produces pollen)
/.1 - Carpel (Pistil) - Answer-✅Female reproductive structure - centrally located
consists of: stigma (catches pollen), style - tube, ovary - contains one or more ovules
/.1 - Perfect flower - Answer-✅contains both stamens and pistils, male and female parts
in the same flower (ex. stargazer lily)
/.1 - Imperfect flower - Answer-✅individual flower is either male or female
/.1 - Monoecious flower - Answer-✅male and female flowers appear on the same plant
(ex. squash)
/.1 - Dioecious flower - Answer-✅a specimen of the plant is either male or female (ex.
Ginko tree)
/.1 - Complete flower - Answer-✅has sepals, petals, stamens, and carpels
/.1 - Incomplete flowers - Answer-✅lacks one ore more of the 4 basic components of a
flower (Sepals, petals, stamens, carpel)
all imperfect flowers are incomplete
/.1 - Simple flower - Answer-✅one single flower per stalk
/.1 - Compound flower - Answer-✅inflorescence looks like many flowers on one stalk
(ex. gladiolas)
/.1 - what are the 3 forms of compound flowers? - Answer-✅raceme, spike, and corymb
/.1 - Raceme compound flowers - Answer-✅unbranched, indeterminate inflorescence
with pedicellate (short floral stalks) flowers along the axis (ex. lily of the valley
/.1 - Spike compound flowers - Answer-✅type of raceme that does not have a pedicel
(ex. gladiolus)
/.1 - corymb compound flowers - Answer-✅unbranched, indeterminate inflorescence
that is flat-topped or convex (ex. boneset)
