Written by Merel Dagher (PEACE Advisor)
What is a simple fruit?
a. the flower contains multiple ovaries
b. multiple flowers with many ovaries
c. one flower with one ovary
d. none of the above
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a. the flower contains multiple ovaries
b. multiple flowers with many ovaries
c. one flower with one ovary
d. none of the above
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The correct answer is c. A simple fruit is one that comes from one ovary of one flower (like a pea fruit). Aggregate fruits come from one flower that has multiple ovaries (like berries). Multiple fruits come from many flowers with many ovaries (like pineapple). Accessory fruits, like apples, develop from tissues other than the ovary. Remember, all a fruit is is a ripened ovary.