NEET Biology question
Which of the following statements are correct? I. When a fruit develops from the inflorescence, it is composite. II. Mesocarp is the edible part in apple. III. Gynobasic style is seen in Ocimum. IV. Hypanthodium is a special type of inflorescence found in Euphorbia species.
Answer: (B)
Solution
A composite (multiple) fruit develops from an entire inflorescence rather than a single flower (e.g. fig, mulberry), so Statement I is true. The edible fleshy part of apple is the thalamus, not the mesocarp, so Statement II is false. Ocimum (family
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