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By Strict Definition, a Berry Is a Fleshy Fruit, Without

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By strict definition, a berry is a fleshy fruit, without a stone, produced by a single flower with only one ovary.Some species of berries under this definition have multiple seeds, like tomatoes, bananas, and cucumbers.How is this possible?


A) The ovary is mutated and divides abnormally, producing multiple seeds.
B) The ovary can contain more than one ovule, each of which produces one seed.
C) These fruits result from multiple fertilization events.
D) The seeds are produced by apomixis.
E) Since fruit classifications are very inconsistent among botanists, some have classified these fruits incorrectly.

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