Question

Composite fruit develops from

• A. single ovary
• B. inflorescence
• C. apocarpous ovary
• D. pericarp

Answer 1

The correct option is B inflorescence

Composite fruits are those fruits which develop from the entire inflorescence rather than from single flower.
A fruit that is formed by a single ovary is defined as a simple fruit.
Pericarp is the part of a fruit formed from the wall of the ripened ovary.
Apocarpous ovary - The flower has several free ovaries. On maturity it forms fruitlet of aggregate type.