Question

A pome fruit is said to be false because

• A. the pericarp is inconspicuous
• B. the endocarp is cartilaginous
• C. the fruit is present in fleshy edible thalamus
• D. the fruit is derived from inferior ovary

Answer 1

The correct option is C the fruit is present in fleshy edible thalamus

Pome fruits formed from the fleshy thalamus of syncarpous inferior ovary so it is false fruit, e.g., apple. The edible part is thalamus. Seeds develop inside the locules