How many plants in the list given below have composite fruits that develop from an inflorescence?
Walnut, poppy, radish, fig, pineapple, apple, tomato, mulberry
A
Two
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B
Three
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C
Four
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D
Five
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Solution
The correct option is B Three Composite fruit develops from a whole inflorescence. Fig, pineapple and mulberry are composite fruits. The composite fruit is also called infructescence.
The simple fruits develop from the ovary of a single flower. Walnut is a simple fruit that has hard and woody epicarp and is hence called a nut. Poppy is a simple fruit that is called a capsule. Apple is a simple false fruit called pome. It arises from the thalamus of a flower and not its ovary. Tomato is simple fruit that has fleshy pericarp and is called a fleshy fruit.