Friuts Flashcards
1
Q
simple fruit
-examples
A
fleshy fruits (pericarp entirely or partly fleshy)
examples
-fruits made up only of the ripened ovary
-accessory
2
Q
fruits made up only of the ripened ovary examples
A
berry
hesperidium
drupes
3
Q
berry
-examples
A
fleshy throughout superior or inferior ovary one or more carpels examples -cranberry -blueberry -tomato -grape -banana
4
Q
hesperidium
-examples
A
fleshy par is made up of juice sacs outgrowths of the inner wall of the pericarp superior ovary and united carpels examples -orange -lemon -grapefruit
5
Q
drupes
-examples
A
pericarp differentiated into exocarp, fleshy mesocarp and "stony" endocarp from a superior ovary and a single carpel -only one seed per fruit examples -almond -peach -cherry -nectarine -avocado -pecan
6
Q
accessory simple fleshy fruits
-examples
A
fruits with receptacle or other floral parts attached to pericarp
examples
-pome
-pepo
7
Q
pome
-examples
A
fleshy receptacle united to fleshy mesocar[ endocarp papery inferior ovary united carpels examples -apples -quince
8
Q
pepo
-examples
A
modified berry from a many-seeded inferior ovary united carpels leathery or tough exocarp examples -pumpkins -squashes -melons -gourds -cucumber
9
Q
dry fruits types
A
dehiscent
indehiscent
10
Q
dehiscent
-types
A
fruits breaking open at maturity types -follicle -legume -silique -capsule
11
Q
follicle
-types
A
opens along one side only superior ovary single carpel types -columbine -delphinium -milkweed
12
Q
legume
-types
A
opens along two sides superior ovary single carpel types -bean -pea -peanut
13
Q
silique
-types
A
halves of the pericarp break away from a central partition leaving partition and seeds attached to plant superior ovary two united carpals types -mustard -radish
14
Q
capsule
A
opens variously by pores, longitudinal splits, transverse splits, or separation of carpels superior ovary united carpels types -lily -iris -oriental poppy
15
Q
indehiscent
-types
A
fruits not breaking open and with a single seed types -nut -samara -achene -grain
16
Q
nut
-types
A
stony or woody fruit wall
types
-oak
-hazelnut
17
Q
samara
-types
A
winged fruit superior ovary types -elm -ash
18
Q
achene
-types
A
fruit with a single seed not fused with the pericarp types superior ovary single carpel -sunflower "seed"
19
Q
grain
-types
A
fruit with a single seed whose seed coat is fused to the pericarp types -corn -wheat -oats
20
Q
aggregate fruits
-types
A
many pistils one flower common receptacle types -blackberry -raspberry -boysenberry -strawberry
21
Q
multiple fruits
-types
A
many flowers fused often involves non-flora parts types -pineapple -fig -mulberry -sycamore
22
Q
what does each segment of the pineapple consist of
A
bract
epigynous flower
