Fruit Development
What is a Fruit?
Parts of a fruit
Fleshy vs Dry
Misconceptions
100
The reproductive organ of a flower is called the ______________.
What is Stamen, Pistil, or Carpel
Negative Points
100
The plant structure that develops from the ovary of a flower after fertilization and contains seeds
What is A Fruit
Positive Points
100
Outermost layer (Skin)
What is Exocarp
Positive Points
100
Dry fruits are ___________ and dry when fully matured.
What Hard
Positive Points
100
Broccoli is not a Fruit because the part we eat is made up of these immature plant structures
What are flower buds
Negative Points
200
Fruits are mature and ripened ____________ of Flowers
What is Ovaries
Positive Points
200
What type of fruit develops from one ovary?
What is Simple Fruit
Positive Points
200
Middle layer, often fleshy
What is Mesocarp
Negative Points
200
Fleshy Fruits have a High ______________ Content, making the fruit juicer than dry fruits
What is High Water Content
Positive Points
200
Many people believe fruits must be sweet, but botanically, this plant part defines a Fruit regardless of taste
What is the Ovary of a flower
Positive Points
300
Inside the ovary are immature seeds called __________________.
What is Ovules
Positive Points
300
What is the main function of a Fruit?
What is Seed protection and distribution
Positive Points
300
Inner layer surrounding seeds
What is Endocarp
Positive Points
300
Fleshy or Dry?
What is Fleshy
Negative Points
300
Why are peppers and cucumbers technically fruits?
they develop from the flower of the plant and contain seeds within them
Positive Points
400
The carpel includes the _____________,_______________&____________(3)
What is Stigma, Style, Ovary
Negative Points
400
Give an example of an aggregate fruit
Strawberry, Raspberry, Blackberry
Negative Points
400
All 3 layers of fruit (together)
What is Pericarp
Negative Points
400
Fleshy or Dry?
What is Fleshy
Positive Points
400
Give two examples of fruits that people often call vegetables
What is Tomatoes, Peppers, Cucumber, Avocado, Squash, Pumpkin, Olives, Peas
Positive Points
500
What main step must occur before fruit can begin to develop?
What is Fertilization
Positive Points
500
What type of fruit develops from multiple ovaries in multiple flowers
What is Multiple Fruit
Negative Points
500
Name all 4 parts of the fruit
What is Exocarp, Mesocarp, Endocarp, Pericarp
Positive Points
500
Dry or Fleshy?
what is Dry
Positive Points
500
Often mistakenly called an aggregate fruit, but is actually classified as this type because it develops from multiple flowers
what is a Multiple fruit
Positive Points