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Apologia Botany
Chapter 5 Vocabulary - Exploring Creation with Botany
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Seed dispersal | Getting seeds from the parent plant to a new location. |
| Schizocarps | Two-sided winged fruits |
| Parasitic plant | Steals nutrients from other plants |
| Berry | Entire fruit is fleshy, except for a thin skin (grapes, avocados, blueberries) |
| Pepo | Modified berry with hard skin called a rind (pumpkins and watermelons) |
| Hesperidium | Leathery skin that is not as hard as the skin of a pepo (all citrus) |
| Pome | A core surrounded by a fleshy tissue that can be eaten (apples and pears) |
| Drupe | Fleshy fruit with a hard stone called a pit (peaches and olives) |
| Grain or Caryopsis | Small, one-seeded fruit with bran and germ (corn and wheat) |
| Pods or legumes | Always have a row of seeds attached to the side of the fruit. They usually split open along both sides (peas, peanuts and beans) |
| Capsules | Have several seeds inside that split open down the sides or around the middle when ready (poppy and primrose) |
| Follicle | Like a capsule, but splits open along only one side when ready to release its seeds (magnolia and milkweed) |
| Achene | Single seed inside a shell, but the seed must be separated from the shell. They usually form in groups and can have parachutes or hard shells (dandelion, strawberry, sunflower) |
| Samaras | Seeds inside a winged fruit that float in the breeze. If two are attached, they are called schizocarps (maple, ash, elm) |
| Nuts | Single seed surrounded by a hard, woody covering (acorns and chestnuts) |
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