Floral Structure and Fruit Types Flashcards
1
Q
Superior ovary
A
flower parts arise below the ovary
2
Q
inferior ovary
A
flower parts are coming of the top of the ovules
3
Q
ovule
A
pre-seed
4
Q
A fruit is an
A
enlarged ovary
containing seeds.
5
Q
Pericarp
A
fruit wall
6
Q
Exocarp
A
usually thin
7
Q
mesocarp
A
fleshy or dry
8
Q
endocarp
A
fleshy or dry
9
Q
Fleshy Fruits
A
drupe
berry
pome
10
Q
whats in the berry category
A
– Hesperidium
– Pepo
11
Q
Berry are fruits
A
with more than one seed
typically, and thin or leathery skin or rind
Wild
12
Q
Hesperidium, a
A
a special type of berry
with easily separable rind
13
Q
Pepo-
A
a special berry with a rind that is not
easily separable, comes from inferior ovary
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14
Q
Pome-
A
has leathery or papery
endocarp
15
Q
Accessory Fruits
A
-All Fruits Derived from an Inferior Ovary
-Fruits with Tissue Besides that of Ovary
