Abeka 10th Grade- Biology Quiz 4

samara

consists of a small dry seed with one or two winglike structures

pome

consists of an outer fleshy layer and an inner papery core

drupe

consists of an outer fleshy layer and an inner woody layer.

berry

entire ovary is fleshy and juicy throughout

The sperm and egg are a plant's _____, or reproductive cells.

gametes

The sweet-tasting, watery liquid produced by the flowers of certain plants is called ______.

nectar

The part of the embryo that develops into the root system of a plant is the ______.

radicle

The fruit of a sandbur, a weed common throughout tropical and semitropical regions, has spines with which it sticks to clothes and animal fur so it can be carried to other places. The type of seed dispersal used by sandburs is _____ dispersal.

agent

A fruit that forms from a single flower with several pistils is a(n) ______ fruit.

aggregate