Multiple choice

Fruit which develops from a single flower having polycarperllary, apocarpous gynoecium is known as:

  1. simple fruit

  2. aggregate fruit

  3. multiple fruit

  4. composite fruit
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B Correct answer
Explanation

An aggregate fruit develops from a single flower with multiple separate (apocarpous) carpels, such as a strawberry where each 'seed' on the surface is actually a tiny fruit (achene) from a separate carpel. A simple fruit develops from a single carpel. A multiple fruit develops from multiple flowers (like pineapple or fig). A composite fruit is another term for multiple fruit.

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