fruit types Flashcards
1
Q
berry: fleshy fruit with thin skin
A
blueberry, tomato, pepper
2
Q
capsule: dry fruit that splits in many places to release seeds
A
seed pods
3
Q
caryopsis: dry fruit w/ pericap fused to single seed
A
wheat, corn, grains
4
Q
drupe: fleshy fruit w/ hard covering over seed
A
cherries, peaches
5
Q
legume: dry fruit w/ 2 length wise splits to release seeds
A
legumes, peanuts
6
Q
nut: dry fruit W/ hard pericap surrounding seed
A
hazelnuts, acorn, chestnuts
7
Q
pome: fleshy fruit w/ papery core surrounding seeds
A
apple
8
Q
samara: dry fruit w/ wings
A
wing like structure
