Question

Which is a false fruit ?

• A. Mango
• B. Apple
• C. Pea
• D. Wheat

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Apple

True fruits:

• The fruits which develop from the ovary after fertilization are called True Fruits.
• The pericarp is the outer edible layer of true fruit.
• True fruits are also known as Eucarp.
• True fruits contain seeds.
• True fruits can be of any type i.e. Simple, Aggregate, and Multiple.
• The only part of a plant that is involved in fruit development is its Ovary.
• Examples: Mango, Kiwi, Plums, Pears, Watermelon, Orange, Grapes etc.

False fruit:

• A fruit in which some of the flesh is not derived from the ovary, but from some adjacent tissues exterior to the carpel.
• False fruit is also called pseudo fruit or pseudo carp, Accessory fruit and Parthenocarpic fruit.
• Floral elements (perianth, peduncle, and thalamus) of a plant are involved in fruit production here.
• They are seedless.
• Examples: strawberry, pineapple, mulberry, apples, pears, fig, jackfruit etc.

Note:

• Jackfruit is called false fruit as it develops from the entire infloresence.