NTA Abhyas NEET2020BotanyMorphology of Flowering PlantsPractice
Which of these fruits are obtained from polycarpellary apocarpous gynoecium?
Options
- Acomposite fruit
- Bsimple fruit
- Caggregate fruit
- Dfalse fruit
Correct answer
C. aggregate fruit
Step-by-step solution
Simple fruit is formed from a single ovary in a flower (mango). Aggregate fruit is formed when there are multiple ovaries which are not fused (custard apple). Composite fruit is produced when the entire inflorescence involved in fruit formation (pineapple). False fruit is a fruit which doesn't develop from ovary (in apples it develops from thalamus)