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The fruit of gramineae is a

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Caryopsis
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Schizocarp
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Capsule
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None of the above
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Solution

The correct option is A Caryopsis
A)Caryopsis is a very small, dry one-seeded fruit which develops from a monocarpellary ovary and pericarp is fused with seed coat (monocot seed). It is the characteristic of family Gramineae
Ex -Triticum sativum and Zea mays.
B)Schizocarp fruits have many seeds but break into one-seeded segments known as mericarps.
Ex- Castor.
C)A capsule is a mono or polycarpellary, dry dehiscent,many-seeded fruits develop from a superior or inferior ovary.
Ex-Datura.
So the correct option is 'Caryopsis'

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