Question

Schizocarpic fruit has

• A. Fleshy pericaip
• B. Origin from inflorescence
• C. Origin from apocarpous pistil
• D. Trait of breaking up into single seeded parts

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Trait of breaking up into single seeded parts

By definition, schizocarpic fruits are the dry fruits which upon maturing with divide into single-seeded indehiscent parts known as mericarps. They are also called splitting fruits. They originate from a single ovary of a single flower as they are simple fruits. So, the correct answer is 'Trait of breaking up into single seeded parts'.