Question

A small dry, one seeded fruit with pericarp fused with seed coat and forming from monocarpellary gynoecium is

• A. Samara
• B. Cypsela
• C. Siliqua
• D. Caryopsis

Answer 1

The correct option is D Caryopsis

Caryopsis is a dry indehiscent single seeded fruit with a fused pericarp and seed coat. Since it is single seeded it develops from a monocarpellary gynoecium.

Samara and cypsela are dry and indehiscent fruit but has a free pericarp and seed coat.

Siliqua is a dry dehiscent fruit with a a free pericarp and seed coat. So, the correct answer is 'Caryopsis'.