NTA Abhyas NEET2020BotanyMorphology of Flowering PlantsPractice
Which of the following fruit develops from monocarpellary or multicarpellary, syncarpous ovary and forms a single fruit?
Options
- ASimple fruit
- BAggregate fruit
- CMultiple fruit
- DComposite fruit
Correct answer
A. Simple fruit
Step-by-step solution
When a single fruit develops from a single flower having one or many syncarpous ovaries, it is called a simple fruit. It can be dry or fleshy depending on the nature of the fruit wall called the pericarp.