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Post-fertilisation: Structures and Events

Question

Identify the correct statement

Easy

A

Apple, strawberry, cashew, etc., are true fruit.
B

In most plants, by the time the fruit develops from the ovary, other floral parts degenerate and fall off.
C

Fruits can never develop without fertilisation.
D

Hydration and dormancy of mature seeds are crucial for storage of seeds.

Solution

In most plants, by the time the fruit develops from the ovary, other floral parts degenerate and fall off.
Apple, strawberry, cashew, etc., the thalamus also contributes to fruit formation.
In few species fruits develop without fertilisation. Such fruits are called parthenocarpic fruits.
Dehydration and dormancy of mature seeds are crucial for storage of seeds which can be used as food throughout the year and also to raise crop in the next season.

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