Once fertilisation has occurred seeds will form and inside these seeds will be a viable plant embryo.
At this point in a flowering plant life cycle, the flower will die and a fruit will develop. The fruit protects the seeds from damage and helps them in the final stages of the life cycle.
Interesting fact: Obviously, fruits take on a variety of different shapes and sizes, and you might only think of fruits as the typical things you see in the supermarkets. But, even the fluffy part of a dandelion seed is considered a fruit.

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