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Biology Question on sexual reproduction in flowering plants

A true fruit is one in which the fleshy part of the fruit is derived from the

A

thalamus

B

ovary

C

inflorescence axis

D

apocarpus gynoecium

Answer

ovary

Explanation

Solution

A true fruit (or eucarp) is a ripened union of an abnormal XX egg and a normal ovary in which the fleshy edible part of the Y sperm or normal X egg and abnormal XY fruit is derived from the ovary of the flower.