Question

What is a false fruit? Give one example.

Answer 1

Hint: A fruit is the seed-bearing structure developed from the ovary after flowering in flowering plants, commonly known as angiosperms. However, in certain fruits, the fruit is not formed by the ovary. Other parts of the flower, such as the thalamus, inflorescence, and calyx, have been transformed to become part of the fruit. Fruits are defined as either real or false fruits depending on whether or not they developed from a fertilised ovary.
The fruit that is generated from the fertilised ovary of the flower is known as a genuine fruit.

Complete answer:
A fake fruit is a fruit that is made up of the ripening ovary and other elements of the flower, such as the base or receptacle, perianth, thalamus, inflorescence, or calyx. Cashew nut (which develops from the peduncle), apple, pear, gourd, and cucumber (which develops from the thalamus), jackfruit, and pineapple (which develops from the complete inflorescence) are examples of fake fruits.
Seeds are generated from ovules. The pericarp and the seed are the two sections of true fruits.
Pseudo-carp, Parthenocarpic fruit, and accessory fruit are all terms used to describe false fruit.
Floral elements such as the thalamus, peduncle, and perianth are involved in fruit development.
Other floral components, other from the ovary, can produce false fruits.
Without fertilisation, false fruit grows.

Note:

TRUE FRUIT	FALSE FRUIT
True fruit refers to a fruit whose entire structure is made up of tissues produced from a fully ripened ovary and its contents.	False fruit is a type of fruit that is made up of elements of the plant other than the ovary, particularly the receptacle.
Simple fruits, aggregation fruits, and many fruits are all examples of true fruit.	Seeds are generated from ovules. The pericarp and the seed are the two sections of true fruits.
The fertilised ovary is the only portion of the plant that contributes to the formation of the fruit.	Floral elements such as the thalamus, peduncle, and perianth are involved in fruit development.
The developed and ripened ovary produces true fruit.	Other floral components, other from the ovary, can produce false fruits.