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Plants and Society, 4/e
Dr. Estelle Levetin, University of Tulsa
Karen McMahon, University of Tulsa
Plant Life Cycle: Fruits and Seeds
Concept Quiz
1
Monocot seeds have a single, small cotyledon, whereas dicot seeds usually contain two prominent cotyledons.
How does nourishment of the embryonic plant differ between monocots and dicots?
2
Plant hormones influence many phases of plant growth and development, from seed germination to flowering and fruit formation.
Which of the plant hormones can be utilized commercially because of their effects on fruit development or maturation?
3
Strawberry is an aggregate fruit and an example of an accessory fruit.
Explain why a strawberry is not a real berry even though the fruit is fleshy and derived from a single flower.
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