Question

A plant produced 50 flowers. Ovary of each flower has 50 ovules. How many fruits and seeds are produced by that plant respectively.

• A. 50, 50
• B. 550, 100
• C. 50, 2500
• D. 2500, 2500

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

50, 50

After fertilisation ovules form seeds, hence 50 viable seeds are produced from 50 ovules. Also, each flower produces a fruit. Hence, there will be 50 fruits produced by 50 flowers.

Thus, the correct answer is option A.