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To fully appreciate this tutorial, you should be familiar with the concepts of:
• Alternation of generations as a basic life cycle
• Gametophyte and sporophyte
• Pollination and fertilization

After this tutorial, you will be able to describe:
• Terminology of flower structure
• Fruit types
35 How do flowers and fruits enhance reproduction and dispersal?
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Flower parts
Simple and aggregate fruits
Multiple and accessory fruits
Summary
 

Flower structure enhances the efficiency of the reproductive process in plants by facilitating pollination. Fruits produced from flower parts provide reliable mechanisms for dispersal of seeds, which contain embryonic plants. Combined, fruits and flowers contribute to the adaptive success of the angiosperms.
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