Fruits
Fruits: Overview
This topic covers concepts such as Types of Fruit, False Fruit, Pericarp, Mesocarp, Endocarp, Composite Fruits, Edible Parts of Fruits, Syconus Fruit, Fruit, True Fruit, Parthenocarpic Fruit, Simple Fruits, Fleshy Fruits, Dry Fruits, etc.
Important Questions on Fruits
Which of the following is an example of true fruit?
The white-gray husks of a sunflower "seed" are the walls of the cypsela fruit.
Cypsela is the characteristic feature of _____ family.
The mesocarps of dry indehiscent fruits become dry at maturity.
Follicles, legumes and capsules are the three major types of dry indehiscent fruits.
Mention the different types of dry indehiscent fruits.
Dry dehiscent fruits burst along the built-in line of weakness.
Some examples for dehiscent follicles are cotton, eucalyptus, horse chestnut.
Give some examples for dry dehiscent fruits.
Syconous fruit develops from hypanthodium inflorescence.
A syconus fruit is a _____ fruit that takes form from a hollow fleshy inflorescence stalk.
Explain the formation of syconous fruit.
What type of fruit is the horse chestnut?
The capsule is categorised under dry indehiscent fruits.
Which among the following plant posses a capsule type of fruit?
Mark the incorrect satement in reference to the fruits.
