How are fruits classified, based on their seed spreading habits?

Fleshy fruits have many kinds of seeds. They are generally classified as berry, drupe, aggregate fruits and false fruit.

There are usually several seeds in a berry. Grapes, tomatoes and gooseberries are examples of berries. These fruits change their colour in order to signal when they are ready to be eaten. Drupes, on the other hand, have seeds inside them. These seeds are also known as stones. Mangoes, cherries, peaches and apricots are drupes. When animals eat these fruits, they drop the hand seeds on the ground eating only the flesh.

An aggregate fruit is not a single fruit. Many fruits join together to form an aggregate fruit. In fact, each individual fruit is formed in a separate ovay, and has its own seed and flesh. However, when they grow, they look like a single fruit. Raspberries and loganberries are aggregate fruits.

False fruits are counterparts of true fruits. While true fruits develop from a plant’s ripened ovary, false fruits develop from its ripened ovary together with other parts of the plant. The apple is an example. While the core of the fruit is from the ovary, the outer part of the fruit is grown out of the stem of the plant.

 

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