Question

Which fruit shows the following characters.

Description of fruit	Name of fruit	Nature of fruit	More example
A pedicel, a single structure with one seed	Mango	This type of fruit is called simple fruit.
A pedicel with many parts above, parts are separable each part have a seed	Custard Apple	This type of fruit is called aggregate fruit.
A pedicel with many parts above, these parts are inseparable, each part contains a separate seed.	Jackfruit	This type of fruit is called compound fruit.

Accepted Answer

The fruit is the mature or ripened ovary, developed after fertilisation. There is a great variation in the shape, size, and structure of fruits. Broadly, they are divided into three groups:

Simple fruit (formed from a flower having a single pistil)

Aggregate fruit (formed from a flower having poly-carpellary gynoecium i.e. each carpel remains separated)

Compound fruit (formed from the whole inflorescence i.e. the bunch of flowers)

Based on the above description, some examples of these fruits are as follows:

Description of fruit Name of fruit Nature of fruit More example

A pedicel, a single structure with one seed Mango This type of fruit is called simple fruit. Plums, Peaches

A pedicel with many parts above, parts are separable each part have a seed Custard Apple This type of fruit is called aggregate fruit. Blackberries, strawberries

A pedicel with many parts above, these parts are inseparable, each part contains a separate seed. Jackfruit This type of fruit is called compound fruit. Pineapple, Mulberry

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