Question

Match the lists.

	I	II
(a)	Aggregate fruitlets of berries appearing as a single fruit	(i) Rubus
(b)	Achenes of inner margin of receptacle	(ii) Artabotrys
(c)	Etaerio of drupes	(iii) Ficus
(d)	Etaerio of follicles	(iv) Magnolia
		(v) Annona

• A. a-(v), b-(iii), c-(i), d-(iv)
• B. a-(ii), b-(i), c-(v), d-(iv)
• C. a-(ii), b-(iv), c-(iii), d-(v)
• D. a-(iv), b-(iii), c-(i), d-(ii).

Answer 1

The correct option is A a-(v), b-(iii), c-(i), d-(iv)

Annona is the genus name of custard apples which are an etaerio of berries.

Achenes formed from just the inner margin of receptacle are found in ficus which is a synconus.

Rubus is the name of blackberry which is an etaerio of drupes.

The fruit on the magnolia tree shows a bunch of follicle fruits with dehiscence from a single suture. It is called an etaerio of follicles.

So, the correct answer is 'a-(v),b-(iii),c-(i),d(iv)'