JIPMER2012BotanySexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
Which of the following floral parts forms pericarp after fertilization?
Options
- ANucellus
- BOuter integument
- COvary wall
- DInner integument
Correct answer
C. Ovary wall
Step-by-step solution
After fertilization, the mature, ripened ovary develops into fruit. The ovary wall forms the covering of the fruit called fruit wall or pericarp. Some other post fertilization changes also occur like nucellus develops into perisperm, ovules develop into seeds, outer integument forms testa, inner integument forms tegmen, etc.