A bowl of fruits uses a small animated data set, initially five apples, to demonstrate singular selection and transitions in D3.js. Over time, the code removes fruits, changes an apple to a lemon, and filters out another item, using a key function on random IDs to track elements. The visualization renders a fixed bowl shape and animates circle radii and positions via `transition().duration(1000)`, applying ordinal color and radius scales (`scaleOrdinal`) to distinguish fruit types.