ACTIVITY 8

Name: Joyce Anne C. Sevilla Course/Section: BS BIOLOGY 1A

A. Floral Morphology
1. Draw and label the parts of the longitudinal section of Hibiscus and
Rice floret.

Figure 1. Longitudinal Section Figure 2. Longitudinal Section

of Hibiscus of Rice floret

B. Variations in Floral Structure

2. Classify the flowers of gumamela, papaya, squash, coconut and string
beans, using the table below.

TYPE OF COMPLETE PERFECT ZYGOMORPHIC

FLOWER OVARY INCOMPLETE IMPERFECT ACTINOMORPHIC
Gumamela Superior Complete Perfect Actinomorphic
Papaya Superior Incomplete Perfect Actinomorphic
Squash Inferior Incomplete Imperfect Actinomorphic
 ACTIVITY 8
Name: Joyce Anne C. Sevilla Course/Section: BS BIOLOGY 1A

B. Variations in Floral Structure

2. Classify the flowers of gumamela, papaya, squash, coconut and string
beans, using the table below.
TYPE OF COMPLETE PERFECT ZYGOMORPHIC
FLOWER OVARY INCOMPLETE IMPERFECT ACTINOMORPHIC
Coconut Tricarpellary Incomplete Imperfect Zygomorphic

String
Superior Complete Perfect Actinomorphic
Beans

Reflection:
1. What are the different types of pollinators?
Bats Butterflies Small Mammals
Birds Moths Beetles
Bees Flies Wasps
2. What are the classifications of flowers based on the position of the
ovary? Explain.
Hypogynous are flowers in which the sepals, petals, and stamens are attached below
the ovary, and the ovaries of such flowers are said to be superior. Perigynous are flowers
types in which the hypanthium forms a cuplike or tubular structure that partly surrounds
the ovary. In such flowers, the sepals, petals, and stamens are attached to the rim of the
hypanthium, and the ovaries of such flowers are superior. Epigynous are flowers in which
the sepals, petals, and stamens appear to be attached to the upper part of the ovary due to
the fusion of the hypanthium, and the ovaries of such flowers are said to be inferior.
3. List down 10 families for monocots and 10 families for dicots.

MONOCOTS DICOTS
Orchidaceae Centrolepidaceae Asteraceae Proteaceae
Iridaceae Junacaceae Rutaceae Casuarinaceae
Liliaceae Restionaceae Myrtaceae Rhamnaceae
Poaceae Xanthorrhoeaceae Epacridaceae Rubiaceae
Cyperaceae Amaryllidaceae Leguminosae Lauraceae