Fruit is defined as a what?
a structure with a mature pistil and seeds
What fruit is from 1 pistil of 1 flower?
simple fruit
What is the pericarp of a fruit?
the fruit wall
What is the outermost layer of the pericarp?
the exocarp
What is the middle layer of the pericarp?
the mesocarp
What is the inner layer of the pericarp?
the endocarp
How many types of fleshy fruits are there?
three
What is a drupe?
a fleshy fruit with a pit
What are some examples of a drupe?
peaches, olives, coconuts
What type of pericarp does a coconut husk have?
thin exocarp, thick mesocarp
What is a berry?
a fleshy fruit with many seeds
What are some examples of a berry?
peppers, tomatoes, grapes, bananas
What is a berry’s pericarp like?
thin exocarp, fleshy mesocarp, watery endocarp,
Seedless bananas come from where?
a mutant tree in Jamaica
How are bananas propagated?
cuttings
What berry has a thick exocarp?
bananas
What berries have hard exocarps?
watermelons, pumpkins, squash
What berries have leathery exocarp?
citrus
What is a pome?
a fleshy fruit where the lower portion of the receptacle expands and surrounds the pistil (edible over core)
What is dry fruit?
fruit when the pericarp is dry at maturity
What does dehiscent mean?
the fruit splits open when ripe
How many types of dehiscent fruit are there?
three
What is a follicle and example?
dry fruit that opens along 1 seam; milkweed
What is a legume and example?
dry fruit that opens along 2 seams; beans and peanuts
