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Biology Question on morphology of flowering plants

Dry indehiscent single-seeded fruits formed from bicarpellary syncarpous inferior ovary is

A

Berry

B

Cremocarp

C

Cypsela

D

Caryopsis

Answer

Cypsela

Explanation

Solution

Cypsella is a dry, one chambered, one seeded fruit developing from an inferior, bicarpellary ovary, e.g., sunflower, marigold, cosmos, etc. Caryopsis or grain is a small, dry one seeded fruit developing from superior monocarpellary ovary. Pericarp fused with the seed coat, e.g., rice, wheat, maize, etc. Cremocarp is a bilocular, two seeded fruit developing from an inferior bicarpellary ovary. It is characteristic fruit of umbelliferae, e.g., Coriander, Cuminum, etc. Berry or bacca develops from mono or multicarpellary superior or inferior syncarpous ovary with axile or parietal placentation, e.g., tomato, banana, brinjal, guava, grapes etc.