simple fruit
(noun)
fruit that develops from a single carpel or fused carpels of a single ovary
Examples of simple fruit in the following topics:
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Development of Fruit and Fruit Types
- Fruits are generally associated with having a sweet taste; however, not all fruits are sweet.
- Fruits may be classified as simple, aggregate, multiple, or accessory, depending on their origin .
- If the fruit develops from a single carpel or fused carpels of a single ovary, it is known as a simple fruit, as seen in nuts and beans.
- Fruits can be dry or fleshy.
- Simple fruits, such as these nuts, are derived from a single ovary.
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Angsiosperm Fruit
- In botany, a fertilized, fully-grown, and ripened ovary is a fruit.
- Many foods commonly-called vegetables are actually fruit.
- Mature fruit can be fleshy or dry.
- Rice, wheat, and nuts are examples of dry fruit.
- Wind carries the light dry fruit of trees and dandelions .
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Fruit and Seed Dispersal
- Some fruits can disperse seeds on their own, while others require assistance from wind, water, or animals.
- The fruit has a single purpose: seed dispersal.
- Similarly, willow and silver birches produce lightweight fruit that can float on water.
- Some animals, such as squirrels, bury seed-containing fruits for later use; if the squirrel does not find its stash of fruit, and if conditions are favorable, the seeds germinate.
- Summarize the ways in which fruits and seeds may be dispersed
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Importance of Carbohydrates
- Carbohydrates are, in fact, an essential part of our diet; grains, fruits, and vegetables are all natural sources of carbohydrates.
- Importantly, carbohydrates provide energy to the body, particularly through glucose, a simple sugar that is a component of starch and an ingredient in many basic foods.
- A low-calorie diet that is rich in whole grains, fruits, vegetables, and lean meat, together with plenty of exercise and plenty of water, is the more sensible way to lose weight.
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Protist Life Cycles and Habitats
- Protist life cycles range from simple to extremely elaborate.
- Upon maturation, the plasmodium takes on a net-like appearance with the ability to form fruiting bodies, or sporangia, during times of stress.
- Cells atop the stalk form an asexual fruiting body that contains haploid spores.
- In aggregate form, some individuals contribute to the formation of a stalk, on top of which sits a fruiting body full of spores that disseminate and germinate in the proper moist environment.
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Plant Tissues and Organ Systems
- Plant tissues are either simple (composed of similar cell types) or complex (composed of different cell types).
- Dermal tissue, for example, is a simple tissue that covers the outer surface of the plant and controls gas exchange.
- The shoot system consists of two portions: the vegetative (non-reproductive) parts of the plant, such as the leaves and the stems; and the reproductive parts of the plant, which include flowers and fruits.
- The shoot system of a plant consists of leaves, stems, flowers, and fruits.
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Digestive Systems
- At the cellular level, the biological molecules necessary for animal function are amino acids, lipid molecules, nucleotides, and simple sugars.
- Animals must convert these macromolecules into the simple molecules required for maintaining cellular functions, such as assembling new molecules, cells, and tissues.
- For humans, fruits and vegetables are important in maintaining a balanced diet.
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Auxins, Cytokinins, and Gibberellins
- Applying synthetic auxins to tomato plants in greenhouses promotes normal fruit development.
- Fruits such as seedless cucumbers can be induced to set fruit by treating unfertilized plant flowers with auxins.
- Other effects of GAs include gender expression, seedless fruit development, and the delay of senescence in leaves and fruit.
- Because GAs are produced by the seeds and because fruit development and stem elongation are under GA control, these varieties of grapes would normally produce small fruit in compact clusters.
- In grapes, application of gibberellic acid increases the size of fruit and loosens clustering.
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Animal Reproduction and Development
- Since the early 19th century, scientists have observed that many animals, from the very simple to the complex, shared similar embryonic morphology and development.
- The first Hox genes to be sequenced were those from the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster).
- A single Hox mutation in the fruit fly can result in an extra pair of wings or even appendages growing from the "wrong" body part.
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Types of Biological Macromolecules
- These simple monomers can be linked in many different combinations to produce complex biological polymers, just as a few types of Lego blocks can build anything from a house to a car.
- Foods such as bread, fruit, and cheese are rich sources of biological macromolecules.