Lifestory of a blackberry or raspberry?

Question

I know that these are not berries, but how does the flower get to be the fruit?

Which part makes the berry part?

What happens if some of the berry bits are not made?

any help welcome as it is baffling me. Need it for teaching simple botany to a group of over ??? U3A for those of you who have heard of it.

Help please.

Books, web sites anything welcome

Answer 1

Contact [e-mail] - he knows all about berries

Answer 2

I will provide with the useful links .= click on them = but research to be done on your own . No ready made answer only because it will consume a lot of time .

1 ) About Raspberries =

http://www.beeculture.com/content/pollin...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubus_idaeu...

http://www.iamtonyang.com/0408/raspberry...

2 ) Blackberry=

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackberry

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bramble

http://www.eeob.iastate.edu/classes/bio3...

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/ext/senior/fr...

http://www.wildmanstevebrill.com/Plants....

From = A Botanist