PBOT LAB Flashcards
The ripened ovary of the flower
Fruit
Protects seeds, aid in germination
Fruit
fruit wall
pericarp
outermost layer
exocarp
fleshy middle layer
mesocarp
innermost layer which usually surrounds seed
endocarp
Types of fruits based on origin
-normal
-parthenocarpic
fruit that develop after fertilization
normal
fruit that develop without fertilization
parthenocarpic
types of fruits based on the number of ovaries involved in its formation
-simple fruit
-compound fruit
fruit that develops from 1 ovary
simple fruit
fruit that develops from several ovary
compound fruit
types of fruits under compound
-aggregate
-multiple(collective)
fruit that develops from several ovary from a single flower
aggregate
green beans are considered
dry fruit