Question
Biology Question on morphology of flowering plants
The aggregate fruit is formed from
A
Multicarpellary syncarpous ovary
B
Unilocular apocarpous pistil
C
Multicarpellary apocarpous ovary
D
Complete inflorescence
Answer
Multicarpellary apocarpous ovary
Explanation
Solution
Aggregate fruits are the group of fruitlets which develop from the multicarpellary, apocarpous ovary. The individual carpel or pistil develops into a ffuitlet but these fruitlets mature as clustered unit on a single receptacle. Such type of aggregate fruits, developed from the single flower
is known as etaerio. These fruits make an aggregation of fruitlets.