NEET 2012 Biology question

BiologyMorphology of Flowering PlantsNEET 2012

How many plants in the list given below have composite fruits that develop from an inflorescence ? Walnut, poppy, radish, fig, pineapple, apple, tomato, mulberry.

Answer: (1)

Solution

Composite (multiple) fruits develop from an entire inflorescence. Fig (syconus), pineapple (sorosis) and mulberry (sorosis) are composite fruits, so there are three. The others

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