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| What distinguishes a hersperidium from a pepo? |
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| Pepos have a rind, and hesperidium have leathery skin with oil. |
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| Which of the fruit types is derived from more than one pistil? |
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| How do you tell a grain from an achene? |
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Definition
| Grains have the fruit wall fused to the seed coat. Achenes have it loosely attached. |
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| If you were to cut an apple in half, you would notice that the endocarp around the seeds is somewhat papery. How would you classify this fruit? |
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| Drupes and nuts both have a single seed. What distinguishes them from one another? |
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| Drupes are fleshy, nuts are dry. |
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| Black raspberries and mulberries look alike, but raspberries are aggregate fruits while mulberries are multiple fruits. What is the difference? |
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| Aggregate fruits derive from one flower with many pistils, multiple fruits derive from more than one flower. |
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