Question

Observe the diagram given below. What happens after the above stage?

• A. The ovary splits open.
• B. Ovary develops into a fruit and ovules into seeds.
• C. The ovules are dispersed.
• D. Germination of seeds takes place.

Answer 1

The correct option is B Ovary develops into a fruit and ovules into seeds.

A fertilized flower gives rise to a fruit. A fruit is defined as a ripened ovary. It protects the seeds. The ovules are the embryos from which seed develop after fertilization. The pericarp is the fruit wall that develops from the ovary wall. Thus the correct answer is option B.