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WorksheetsFruit Anatomy
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Inner part of the pericarp that surrounds the seed
Endocarp
Mesocarp
Exocarp
Pit
Fruit develops from a single ovary with a single pistil
Simple
Aggregate
Multiple
Fleshy
Hard, single seeded fruit
Nut
Berry
Pepo
Drupe
Fruit develops from a flower with multiple pistils
Simple
Multiple
Aggregate
Fleshy
Fruit develops without fertilization
Parthenocarpy
Indehiscent
Dehiscent
Dissemimated
Fruit with a fleshy exterior, single, hard stony pit in the middle
Hesperidium
Pepo
Drupe
Pome
Fruits that split open at maturity (pod fruits, like soybeans)
Indehiscent
Dehiscent
Disseminated
Parthenocarpy
Fruit that develops from flowers that fuse together
Simple
Aggregate
Multiple
Fleshy
Fruit that has a fleshy exterior with papery carpels around the seeds.
Pepo
Hesperidium
Drupe
Pome
The outer skin or wall of the fruit
Exocarp
Mesocarp
Endocarp
Pit
Fruit that is entirely fleshy
Berry
Hesperidium
Pepo
Pome
These fruits hold juices to prevent the seeds from drying out
Fleshy
Multiple
Aggregate
Berry
When seeds are spread around by wind or animals away from the parent plant
Parthenocarpy
Disseminated
Indehiscent
Dehiscent
Fruit with a leathery rind
Hesperidium
Pepo
Drupe
Pome
The middle, fleshy part of a fruit
Exocarp
Mesocarp
Endocarp
Pit
Fruit with a hard rind and fleshy inside matrix that holds the seeds
Drupe
Pepo
Berry
Pome
Fruits that don't split open at maturity
Indehiscent
Dehiscent
Multiple
Aggregate
Single seed with a membrane wing
Samara
Nut
Drupe
Pepo
