Question:

A pome fruit is said to be false because

Updated On: Jul 5, 2022
  • the pericarp is inconspicuous
  • the endocarp is cartilaginous
  • the fruit is present in fleshy edible thalamus
  • the fruit is derived from inferior ovary
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The Correct Option is C

Solution and Explanation

Pome is a false fruit, the greater part of which is developed from the receptacle and not from ovary, eg; Pear, Apple. The edible fleshy part represents the receptacle and the core represents the ovary.
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Concepts Used:

Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants

Sexual reproduction in flowering plants takes place or happens when the production of a new organism occurs from two parents by making use of their gametes or sex cells. Both sexual and asexual reproduction can be found in plants. Nearly all flowering plants reproduce sexually. Flowers play a captious role in the process as it carries both the male and female reproductive parts commonly known as androecium and gynoecium respectively.

An individual flower comprises the following parts - 

  • Pedicle
  • Calyx
  • Petals
  • Sepals
  • Stamen
  • Pistil
  • Receptacle