Multiple choice

A family in which the number of locules is not similar to the number of carpels is:

  1. malvaceae

  2. euphorbiaceae

  3. asterceae

  4. fabaceae
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Explanation

In Asteraceae, the ovary is bicarpellary and syncarpous but unilocular (single chamber). This means the number of carpels (2) differs from the number of locules (1). Most other families have locules equal to carpels.

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