fruit-intro Flashcards
1
Q
fruit
A
characteristic feature of flowering plants
mature or ripened ovary
2
Q
after fertilisation what happens to ovary and ovary wall
A
ovary ->fruit
ovary wall ->pericarp
3
Q
if fruit formed without fertilisation
A
parthenocarpic
4
Q
fruits consist of
A
fruit wall and seeds
5
Q
pericarp may be
A
fleshy or dry
6
Q
if pericarp thick and fleshy then pericarp into
A
epicarp
mesocarp
endocarp (stony layer in drupe fruit )
7
Q
2 examples of drupe fruit
A
mango and coconut
8
Q
edible part in mango
A
mesocarp
9
Q
edible part in coconut
A
endosperm
