
Orange is an example of

Important Questions on Plant Morphology and Anatomy
Match the types of fruits presented in List-I with the name of the plants given in the List-II.
List- | List- | ||
(A) | Schizocarpic fiuit | (I) | Mustard |
(B) | False fruit | (II) | Acacia |
(C) | Parthenocarpic fruit | (III) | Strawberry |
(D) | Dry fruit | (IV) | Banana |
(V) | Cotton |
The correct match is:


Match the following
List-I | List-II | List-III | |||
(A) | Mango | (i) | Dolichos lablab | (I) | Hesperidium |
(B) | Orange | (ii) | Annona squamosa | (II) | Aggregate fruit |
(C) | Bean | (iii) | Citrus sinensis | (III) | Drupe |
(D) | Custard apple | (iv) | Mangifera indica | (IV) | Legume |
The correct answer is

A. The tip of embryonic axis emerges out first during seed germination is called rachis.
B. In Artocarpus integrifolia, the fruit type is syconus, where the edible part is succulent perianth.
C. In Pyrus malus, the edible part is false fruit.
D. Pepo fruit is developed from tricarpellary, unilocular inferior ovary.





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Coconut is a fruit that is classified as _____. (drupe, berry, nut, capsule)

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The inflorescence hypanthodium produces _____ fruit. (sorosis, syconus, berry, aggregate fruits)

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The fruit of pomegranate is a _____. (berry, amphisarca, balausta, nut)

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The fruit of pineapple is known as _____. (syconus, hesperidium, sorosis, balausta)

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The paddy fruit is called _____. (drupe, achene, cypsela, caryopsis, samara)

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A polycarpellary apocarpous pistil gives rise to _____ kind of fruit. (simple, aggregate, multiple, pome)

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Pineapple is a _____ fruit. (aggregate, multiple, false, simple)

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Mango is a fruit which is classified as _____. (drupe, berry, nut, pome)

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Mango is a _____ type of fruit. (multiple, aggregate, simple, parthenocarpic)

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The edible part of the apple is _____. (ovary, thalamus, ovules, nucellus)


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Fruit developed from a single ovary is called _____. (multiple fruit, aggregate fruit, false fruit, simple fruit)

