Across
- 4. the fleshly middle of the pericarp
- 5. a dry fruit that is made from a single carpel and breaks open on one side to release its seeds, ex: Milkweed
- 8. a fruit made of a hard, woody shell with an enclosed seed on the inside, ex: acorn
- 9. a fruit with sectioned carpels inside a tough rind, ex: oranges
- 13. this is derived from several ovaries but only belonging to one flower
- 14. a fruit that has its seeds enclosed in a fleshy pulp
- 15. a fleshy, watery fruit with numerous seeds, ex: cucumber
- 16. a fruit consisting of a fleshy enlarged receptacle with a tough central core containing seeds
- 19. a winged nut containing one seed, ex: maple
- 20. the part of the fruit formed from the ripened ovary wall
Down
- 1. a flowering plant that’s embryo bears a single cotyledon
- 2. this is derived from a single ovary; the ovary consists of 1 or more carpels
- 3. a fleshy fruit with thin skin and a seed within a central stone, ex: almond
- 6. the innermost layer of the pericarp that surrounds the seeds
- 7. the arrangement of the placenta or placentae on a plants ovary
- 10. a flowering plant that’s embryo bears 2 cotyledons
- 11. a fruit that contains one seed and the ovary wall is united with the seed coat, ex: (a grain), cereals
- 12. this is derived from several ovaries belonging to several flowers (an inflorescence which grows together)
- 17. the skin of the pericarp
- 18. a dry fruit that releases its seeds by breaking open when ripe, ex: a pea pod
