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Quiz about Name That Fruit
Quiz about Name That Fruit

Name That Fruit! Trivia Quiz


Most people think they know what a fruit is and may think they know what class to put each one in. But botanists (scientist who study plants) have their own system. Take this quiz and see how much you really know about fruits.

A multiple-choice quiz by karpos. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
karpos
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
103,984
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
4 / 10
Plays
1521
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which of these is not a berry? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What kind of fruit is an orange? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What kind of fruit is a pumpkin? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What kind of fruit is a tomato? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What kind of fruit is an apple? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Not all fruits are fleshy at maturity. What kind of fruit dries and splits down both sides without a central partition at maturity? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What is the difference between a legume and a silique? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which of these splits open along only one side? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What is a winged fruit like a maple whirligig called?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 10 of 10
10. Which of these is not a fruit? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which of these is not a berry?

Answer: strawberry

A berry is a fleshy fruit with a few to many seeds. A strawberry is an aggregate fruit formed of many ovaries (the part of the flower in which the seeds develop) on the receptacle (the piece of stem on which the other flower parts grow) which has become the fleshy red "fruit". Usually, the receptacle is not a part of the fruit, but in this case it is so closely associated with the matured ovaries as to be considered part of the fruit.

The fruitlets (composed of its individual matured ovary and its seed) are what we commonly call the seeds.

The fruitlets are called achenes, a kind of hard fruit loosely attached to the seed.
2. What kind of fruit is an orange?

Answer: hesperidium

A hesperidium is a specialized or modified berry with an oily, leathery skin.
3. What kind of fruit is a pumpkin?

Answer: pepo

A pepo is a specialized berry with a thick, tough rind. Since it is composed of the receptacle (which surrounded the ovary in the flower, in which case the ovary is referred to as inferior) it is an accesory fruit.
4. What kind of fruit is a tomato?

Answer: true berry

A true berry is a thin skinned fruit.
5. What kind of fruit is an apple?

Answer: pome

A pome is a fleshy accessory fruit with a papery or cartilaginous core. A drupe is a stone fruit like a peach, olive, etc.
6. Not all fruits are fleshy at maturity. What kind of fruit dries and splits down both sides without a central partition at maturity?

Answer: legume

These would include beans, peas, and peanuts.
7. What is the difference between a legume and a silique?

Answer: a silique has seeds attached to a central partition

This is the fruit of the mustard family. Grow some radishes in your garden and let a few bloom and go to seeds and you will see them. Or find some wild mustard family representatives which have small, cross shaped flowers.
8. Which of these splits open along only one side?

Answer: follicle

A milkweed is an example of a follicle. Schizocarps separate into two (or more) seeds enclosed in their own pericarps (the layer composed of matured ovarian tissue). Carrots, filarees, and cheesemallows are examples of schizocarps.
9. What is a winged fruit like a maple whirligig called?

Answer: samara

These inlude ashes, elms, and tree of heaven. Pine whirligigs are seeds because the wing is composed of the seed coat, not the pericarp (matured ovary tissue). In fact, pines are gymnosperms which lack fruits.
10. Which of these is not a fruit?

Answer: yew berry

The fleshy berry of the yew is an aril formed from non-ovarian tissue. Yew is a gymnosperm, having naked seeds not enclosed by the aril. The aril, however, (not the poisonous seed) is edible. The grain of wheat is a caryopsis, a kind of fruit with the pericarp (matured ovary) fused with the seed coat, as are all grains.

The acorn is a true nut, a one-seeded fruit with a very hard pericarp usually enclosed in a husk or cup-like involucre. A pineapple is an aggregate fruit composed of the ovaries of many flowers fused on a common stem (the core).
Source: Author karpos

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