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Exploring Fruits and Seeds: From Ovary to Germination

Delve into the fascinating journey of fruits and seeds, from the development of ovules in the flower's ovary to seed germination and beyond. Learn about fruit anatomy, types of dry and fleshy fruits, fruit dispersal methods, seed dormancy, and germination processes. Discover the importance of dispersing fruits away from the parent plant and the significance of environmental signals in seed germination. Clear up common student misconceptions about pollination, fruit dispersal, seed germination, and plant growth. Enhance your understanding of the incredible world of fruits and seeds!

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Exploring Fruits and Seeds: From Ovary to Germination

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  1. Fruits and Seeds • Get a paper ready for thinking questions to turn in

  2. Fruits

  3. From ovary to fruit • The ovary of the flower contains the ovules. • As fertilized ovules develop into seeds, the ovary wall develops into the fruit. • In science, the term “fruit” refers to a mature ovary that contains seeds.

  4. Fruit anatomy

  5. Types of dry fruits Capsule (Poppy) Legume (Bean pod) Achene (Sunflower) Follicle (Columbine) Silique (Money Plant) Nut (Hazelnut)

  6. Types of fleshy fruits Drupe (Peach) Pome (Apple) Pepo (Cucumber) Berry (Tomato) Aggregate (Strawberry) Multiple (Pineapple)

  7. Fruit dispersal • The form of the fruit gives clues about its dispersal. • Small, dry fruits with “wings” or “parachutes” may be wind-dispersed. Fleshy fruits are often animal dispersed. Explosive fruits can fling seeds away. Floating fruits may be water dispersed.

  8. How are these fruits dispersed? Dandelion Coconut Maple Cocklebur Jewelweed

  9. Thinking question: • Why must fruits be dispersed away from the parent plant?

  10. Seeds

  11. Ovule to seed

  12. Mature Seed

  13. Seed anatomy

  14. Seed dormancy • Seeds can remain dormant in the soil for long periods of time. Dormancy helps ensure that seeds only germinate when conditions are right. • When we weed or cultivate a bare patch of soil, the weeds that sprout up immediately usually come from the “seed bank” already in the soil.

  15. Breaking dormancy • Seeds require moisture and the right temperature to germinate. • In addition, some seeds germinate only after certain environmental signals: • Drying • Temperature (period of cold or heat) • Disruption of the seed coat

  16. Thinking question • What could be the advantage of waiting for each of these signals to germinate? • Long period of cold • High heat of a forest fire • Drying out • Disruption of the seed coat.

  17. Germination: monocot

  18. Germination: dicot

  19. Concept check: • Some students confuse pollination with fruit dispersal. Explain the difference. • Some students confuse seed germination with plant growth. Explain the difference.

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