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Morphology Test – Practice sheet

Horticultural engineer BSc I.

1. Write the name of the following modified organs and give their function into the respective cell of the
table! (8 p)

Name of the
modified organ (1p)
Function (1p)

2. Define the following terms! (3p)

a. Heterophylly (2 p):

b. Aggregate fruit (etaerio) (1p):

3. List three different types of the non-woody stem and give example species for two of them! (5 p)

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1. non-woody stem type: Example (Latin name):

2. non-woody stem type: Example (Latin name):

3. List the three main types of ovary position! (1 p)

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Which of them is likely to develop into accessory fruits? (1p)

5. On the following figures you see different leaves. Describe the morphological difference between the
indicated pairs of them! (4p)

A B C D E

Difference between leaf A and B:

Difference between leaf B and C:
Difference between leaf A and D:
Difference between leaf D and E:

6. Compare the following morphological terms by filling in the table! (4p)

Similarity (1-1p) Difference (0,5-0,5p)

monoecious
plant
dioecious plant

stolon (runner)

rhizome

7. What is the exact name of the organ shown in the figure: (1p)
Give an example species for it (Latin name) (1p):
a
b
Give captions for the following letters! (4p)
a: d
c
b:
c:
e
d:
8. Name the following fruit types and describe them by filling in the cells of the table!

Fruit name (1p)

Dehiscent, indehiscent
or shcizocarpic? (0,5p)
Give an example
species (0,5p)