demos of fruits

Question 1

define tendril

Answer 1

modified stem and or leaves. climbing plants use tendrils to attach to surface or other other plants (in case of epiphyte)

Question 2

what is the function of the apical meristem

Answer 2

it produces linear growth and gives rise to new foliage, banches and flowers

Question 3

what is another name for stolins

Answer 3

runners

Question 4

are stolins asexual or sexual

Answer 4

asexual

Question 5

what are stolons

Answer 5

stolons are runners that are an asexual reproduction structure , bearing clones of the parent plants

Question 6

what is a carrot

Answer 6

a root for storing fuel for the plants later use

Question 7

what is ginger

Answer 7

a horizontal stem called a rhyzome

Question 8

what is an artichoke

Answer 8

it is an edible bud , a type of thistle

Question 9

can seedless grapes be artificially selected

Answer 9

yes

Question 10

how are seedless grapes propegated

Answer 10

asexually by grafting

Question 11

list 2 hormones that are used to induce the formation of fruit without seeds

Answer 11

auxin

gibberlins

Question 12

name 3 vegitables that we viewed that are in the same family

Answer 12

kale (leaves) broccoli (flower) brussel sprouts (buds)

Question 13

what is the family of the broccoli kale brussel sprouts

Answer 13

brassica oleracea

Question 14

do fruits hold seeds

Answer 14

yes

Question 15

do veggies hold seeds

Answer 15

no

Question 16

what is okra

Answer 16

a dry fruit called a capsule

Question 17

what is asperagus

Answer 17

a fleshy stem

Question 18

give 2 examples of legumes

Answer 18

beans and peanuts

Question 19

what are legumes

Answer 19

fruits with a pod splitting along just 2 seams

Question 20

what are tubers

Answer 20

fleshy stems that are modified for storage of carbohydrates.

Question 21

what are the eyes of a potato

Answer 21

auxillary buds

Question 22

what is a potato

Answer 22

a STEM not a rot

Question 23

what is a drupe

Answer 23

fleshy fruit with a hard seed

Question 24

what are the 4 drupaceous nuts

Answer 24

coconut
walnut
pecans
date palms

Question 25

what is a pome

Answer 25

ovary (core) surrounded by edible recepticle or fleshy floral tube that is not really pericarp. The core is usually not eaten . typical of rose family memebers

Question 26

what is a berry

Answer 26

fleshy pericarp skin can be tough one or many seeds

Question 27

give 3 examples of berries

Answer 27

tomato, papaya, banana , guava, pomegranate, persimmion

Question 28

what is a pepo

Answer 28

berry with a thick hard rind

Question 29

give examples of pepos

Answer 29

guourds , squash, cantelope, pumpkin

Question 30

what are hesperidium

Answer 30

berry with a leathery rind and thin partitions between the segments

Question 31

give some examples of hesperideium

Answer 31

orange, lemon , grapefruit .

Question 32

what are the 3 types of fleshy fruits

Answer 32

berry, pepo, hesperidium

Question 33

berry, pepo, or hesperidium ? orange

Answer 33

hesperidium

Question 34

berry, pepo, or hesperidium ? cantelope

Answer 34

pepo

Question 35

berry, pepo, or hesperidium ? guava

Answer 35

berry

Question 36

berry, pepo, or hesperidium ? banana

Answer 36

berry

Question 37

berry, pepo, or hesperidium ?persimmon

Answer 37

berry

Question 38

berry, pepo, or hesperidium ?lemon

Answer 38

hesperidium

Question 39

berry, pepo, or hesperidium ?tangerines

Answer 39

hesperidium

Question 40

berry, pepo, or hesperidium ?pumpkin

Answer 40

pepo

Question 41

berry, pepo, or hesperidium ?pomegrannate

Answer 41

berry

Question 42

berry, pepo, or hesperidium ? kumquat

Answer 42

hesperidium

Question 43

berry, pepo, or hesperidium ? tomato

Answer 43

berry

Question 44

give some examples of drupes

Answer 44

olive , peach, cherry, mango, plum

Question 45

give some examples of pomes

Answer 45

apple rose pear quince loquat

Question 46

what is a pepper

Answer 46

a berry

Question 47

what is an aggregate fruit

Answer 47

cluster of many ovaries from one flower

Question 48

what is a black berry

Answer 48

aggregate drupe

Question 49

what is a raspberry

Answer 49

aggregate drupe

Question 50

what are multiple fruits

Answer 50

clusters of many ovaries produced by joining of many flower of the same infloresence.

Question 51

give some examples of mulitiple fruits

Answer 51

pinapple, bread fruit , jack fruit, fig trees

Question 52

what is an accessory fruit

Answer 52

if its fleshy edible parts incluses tissues other than the ovary. often the accessory tisseu is form the recepticle part of the flower.

Question 53

give 3 example of accessory fruits

Answer 53

apples and rose strawberries and blueberries

Question 54

what is the name of the fruit that grass produces

Answer 54

caryopis

Question 55

what is a common strategy for dry fruit dispersal

Answer 55

sticking to the hair of mammals

Question 56

how many types of dry fruits are there

Answer 56

5

Question 57

define a nut

Answer 57

one seeded fruit with very hard paericarp, usually in a husk . he hard layer around the seed in the entire ovary wall or pericarp.

Question 58

give 3 examples of nuts

Answer 58

acorn , chestnut, hazel nut

Question 59

what is another name for grain

Answer 59

caryopis

Question 60

what is a grain?

Answer 60

the grain comes from a rippend ovary within the grass family.

Question 61

give some examples of grains

Answer 61

corn, rice, rye wheat, oats, barley

Question 62

what does an individual corn kernel represent

Answer 62

each corn kernel represents an individual fruit .

Question 63

what does corn silks represent

Answer 63

they are the styles and stigmas form the female flower.

Question 64

each corn kernal is what kind of fruit

Answer 64

each corn kernel is a caryopis fruit, like other grains