Question

What are the 7 categories of fruit?

Answer 1

Categories of fruit:

1. Fruits are seed-bearing structures formed from the ripened ovaries of flowering plants.
2. The categories of fruits are:
   1. Pome - The receptacle produces the majority of the fruit. Such fruits bloom from trees. e.g. pear, apple
   2. Drupe - Peaches, coconuts, and olives are examples of drupes, which have fleshy fruit and a single seed with a hard endocarp. Also called stone fruits.
   3. Berry - These type of fruits have a single seed in the center and are very juicy. For eg., grapes, blueberries.
   4. Aggregate fruit - Such as strawberries, originate from a single flower with multiple pistils.
   5. Legumes: Beans, peas, and other legumes are split on two sides.
   6. Capsules - are dry fruits with several carpels, such as orchids.
   7. Nuts - Dry, single-seeded fruits like acorns, pine nuts, etc. that have high oil content.