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Representative fruit types

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(a–c) Cherry, grape, and lemon are fleshy, sweet fruits adapted to attract animals that consume the fruits and excrete the seeds. (d) Strawberry is an aggregate fruit, consisting of many tiny, single-seeded fruits produced by a single flower. The fruits are embedded in the surface of a fleshy receptacle that is adapted to attract animal seed dispersal agents. (e) Pineapple is a large multiple fruit formed by the aggregation of smaller fruits, each produced by one of the flowers in an inflorescence. (f) Peas produce legumes, fruits that open on two sides to release seeds. (g) Maple trees produce dry fruits with wings adapted for wind dispersal.
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