NEET Biology question

Arrange the following fruits in descending order based on the number of locules in the ovary from which it develops. I. Carcerulus II. Schizocarp III. Cremocarp IV. Regma

(A)II, I, IV, IIICorrect
(B)I, IV, III, II
(C)II, IV, III, I
(D)II, I, III, IV

Answer: (A)

Solution

A schizocarp such as that of mallow may develop from an ovary with numerous locules (mericarps); a carcerulus (e.g. in Ocimum) typically develops from a bicarpellary ovary made four-chambered by a false septum, giving 4 locules; a regma (e.g. castor, Euphorbia)

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