Fruit Flashcards

1
Q

consists of a ripened ovary
or (ovaries and its contents, seeds and other parts of the flower), together with any adjacent part that may be
fused with it.

A

fruit

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2
Q

The fruit wall is termed

A

pericarp

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3
Q

The fruit wall is termed pericarp and is composed of

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exocarp, mesocarp,
and endocarp.

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4
Q

Some fruits are seedless

A

parthenocarpic.

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4
Q

The skin forms

A

exocarp,

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5
Q

inner boundary
around the seeds form the

A

endocarp

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6
Q

is often
the fleshy tissue between the
exocarp and endocarp.

A

Mesocarp

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7
Q

The
three regions collectively are
called the

A

pericarp.

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8
Q

KINDS OFFRUITS

A

▪ Fleshy Fruits
▪ Dry Fruits
▪ Aggregate Fruits
▪ Multiple Fruits

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9
Q

a simple fleshy fruit
with a single seed enclosed by
a hard, stony endocarp.

A

Drupe

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10
Q

Examples of Drupes

A

Examples: apricots, peaches,
cherries, plums, olives

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11
Q

usually developed
from a compound ovary and
commonly contain more than
one seed.

A

Berries

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12
Q

Examples of berries

A

Example: tomatoes, grapes,
peppers, eggplants

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13
Q

are simple fleshy
fruits, the bulk of whose flesh
comes from the enlarged
floral tube or receptacle
that grows up around the
ovary.

A

Pomes

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14
Q

Examples of pomes

A

Examples: apple, pear

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15
Q

DRY FRUITS examples

A

Examples: Legume, Siliques, Nuts

16
Q

is one
that is derived from a
single flower with several
to many pistils.

A

Aggregate Fruits

16
Q

Examples of Aggregates

A

Examples: raspberries,
blackberries and
strawberries

17
Q

are derived from several to
many individual flowers in a
single inflorescence.

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Multiple Fruits

18
Q

Examples of multiple fruits

A

Examples: mulberries,
oranges, pineapples

19
Q

Fruits and seeds dispersal

A
  • Dispersal by Wind
  • Dispersal by Animals
  • Dispersal by Water
20
Q

A simple fleshy fruit in which the fruit wall is soft throughout

21
Q

A simple fleshy fruit in which the inner wall of the fruit is a hard stone

22
Q

A simple dry fruit that splits open along suture to release its seeds

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Fruit is formed from ovary that consists of a single carpel
Follicle
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A simple, dry fruit in which the fruit wall is fused to the seed coat
Caryopsis
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A simple, dry fruit in which the fruit wall is separate from the seed coat
Achene
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A simple, dry fruit that has a stony wall, is usually large, and does not split open in maturity
Nut
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A fruit that develops from a single flower with several to many pistils
Aggregate fruit
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A simple dry fruit that splits open along two sutures to release its seeds
Legume
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Fruit is formed from ovary that consists of a single carpel
Legume
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A simple, dry fruit that splits open along two or more sutures or pores to release its seeds
Capsule
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Fruit is formed from ovary that consists of two or more carpel
Capsule
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A fruit that develops from ovaries of a group of flowers
multiple fruits
33
A fruit composed primarily of nonovarian tissue
Accessory fruit
34
Examples of dry fruits
legumes, Siliques, nuts
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Examples of berries
tomatoes, grapes, peppers, eggplants