Question

In caryopsis type of fruit,

• A. Seed is absent.
• B. Three layers of pericarp are distinct.
• C. Seed coat and pericarp are fused.
• D. Autochory occurs.

Answer 1

The correct option is C Seed coat and pericarp are fused.

Caryopsis is a type of simple dry fruit that has one seed or monocarpellate (formed from a single carpel) and indehiscent (not opening at maturity). In a caryopsis, the pericarp is fused with the thin seed coat and the fruit wall and the seed are intimately fused into a single unit.
Therefore, the correct answer is option C.