Chapter 38: Q38-7TYU. (page 839)
The black dots that cover strawberries are actually fruits formed from the separate carpels of a single flower. The fleshy and tasty portion of a strawberry derives from the receptacle of a flower with many separate carpels. Therefore, a strawberry is
(A) a simple fruit with many seeds.
(B) both multiple fruits and accessory fruit.
(C) both a simple fruit and an aggregate fruit.
(D) both an aggregate fruit and an accessory fruit.
Short Answer
(A) The statement 鈥渁 simple fruit with many seeds鈥 is false.
(B) The statement 鈥渂oth multiple fruits and an accessory fruit鈥 is false.
(C) The statement 鈥渂oth a simple fruit and an aggregate fruit鈥 is false.
(D) The statement 鈥渂oth an aggregate fruit and an accessory fruit鈥 is true.