Fruit Types

Question 1

Drupe

Answer 1

• simple fruit
• flesh mostly of ovary tissue
• endocarp hard and and stony
• ovary superior and single seeded
• cherries, olives, peaches, plums, coconuts

Question 2

Berry

Answer 2

• simple fruit
• flesh mostly of ovary tissue
• endocarp fleshy or slimy
• ovary usually many-seeded
• tomatoes, grapes, green peppers

Question 3

Aggregate

Answer 3

• complex fruit
• fruit from many carpels on a single flower
• raspberries, blackberries

Question 4

Multiple fruit

Answer 4

• complex fruit
• fruit from carpels of many flowers fused together
• pineapple, mulberry

Question 5

Legume

Answer 5

• splits open at maturity (usually more than one seed)
• split is along two seams in the ovary
• seed is on one of the halves
• pea pods, bean pods, peanuts

Question 6

Capsule

Answer 6

• splits open at maturity (usually more than one seed)
• seeds released through multiple seams or pores
• poppies, irises, lillies

Question 7

Nut

Answer 7

• does not split open at maturity (usually one seed)
• hard and thick, with a cup at its base
• acorn, chestnut, hickory

Question 8

Samara

Answer 8

• does not split open at maturity
• pericarp thin and winged
• maple, ash, elm

Question 9

Achene

Answer 9

• does not split open at maturity
• pericarp thin and NOT winged
• sunflower, buttercup

Question 10

Caryopsis

Answer 10

• does not split open at maturity
• pericarp thin and NOT winged
• cereal grains

Question 11

Simple fruit

Answer 11

• develops from a single ovary

Question 12

Complex fruit

Answer 12

• develops from more than one ovary

Question 13

Fleshy fruits

Answer 13

• drupes
• berries
• multiple fruits
• aggregates

Question 14

Dry fruits

Answer 14

• legumes
• nuts
• capsules
• achenes
• caryopsis