Chapter 3.3

Question 1

What type of fruit is formed from one flower with several pistils, such as a strawberry?

Answer 1

Aggregate

Question 2

What fruit has an entirely fleshy and juicy ovary?

Answer 2

Berries

Question 3

What fruits have an outer fleshy layer and an inner woody layer?

Answer 3

Drupes

Question 4

What fruits have an outer fleshy layer and an inner papery core?

Answer 4

Pomes

Question 5

What are simple fruits that consist of a pod enclosing several seeds?

Answer 5

Legumes

Question 6

What fruits consist of small, dry seeds with one or more wing-like structures?

Answer 6

Samaras

Question 7

What are simple dry fruits consisting of a seed enclosed in a hard covering, or shell, such as an acorn?

Answer 7

Nuts

Question 8

What are the fruits of the grass family called?

Answer 8

Grains

Question 9

Which fruits are considered simple fleshy fruits?

Answer 9

Berries, drupes, pomes

Question 10

What fruits are considered simple dry fruits?

Answer 10

Legumes, samaras, nuts, grains, achenes

Question 11

What type of dispersal uses an outside agent to carry the seeds (example: wind carrying dandelion seeds)?

Answer 11

Agent dispersal