Question

A dry indehiscent fruit is:

• A. Capsule
• B. Siliqua
• C. Follicle
• D. Caryopsis

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Caryopsis

• Fruits that do not split open to release their seeds are referred to as indehiscent fruits.

• A caryopsis is a type of simple fruit—one that is monocarpellate and indehiscent and resembles an achene, except that in a caryopsis the pericarp is fused with the thin seed coat.