The black dots that cover strawberries are actually fruits formed from the separate carpels of a single flower. The fleshy and tasty portion of a strawberry derives from the receptacle of a flower with many separate carpels. Therefore,a strawberry is (A) a simple fruit with many seeds. (B) both a multiple fruit and an accessory fruit. (C) both a simple fruit and an aggregate fruit. (D) both an aggregate fruit and an accessory fruit.

The black dots that cover strawberries are actually fruits formed from the separate carpels of a single flower. The fleshy and tasty portion of a strawberry derives from the receptacle of a flower with many separate carpels. Therefore,a strawberry is (A) a simple fruit with many seeds. (B) both a multiple fruit and an accessory fruit. (C) both a simple fruit and an aggregate fruit. (D) both an aggregate fruit and an accessory fruit.

BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)

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Chapter27: Reproduction And Development Of Flowering Plants

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Problem 4SA: In flowers, the structures that produce male gametophytes are called _______ ;the strcutures that...

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