Question

Schizocarpic fruits has
A) Fleshy pericarp
B) Origin from inflorescence
C) Origin from apocarpous pistil
D) Trait of breaking up into single seeded parts

Answer 1

Hint: Depending on the seed types and formation of ovary in the fruit bearing plants the fruits are divided accordingly. Further they are divided into fleshy or dry fruits accordingly.

Complete answer:
To answer this question, we have to first know about the Schizocarpic fruits. The Schizocarpic fruits are dry dehiscent fruits that split into more than two one seeded carpels during maturation. They are also considered as splitting fruits, they originate from a single ovary of a single flower.

The fruits are classified into four types depending on the arrangement from where they are derived; the simple fruit, aggregate fruits, multiple, and the accessory fruits. The simple fruits are formed from the single ovary of a single flower and they are either dry or fleshy. For example, fleshy fruits like berry are single fruits in which the entire pericarp is pulpy and smooth. This also includes banana, grape,blueberry, pepo, and hesperidum. The drupe is the fruit in which the outer layer may be pulpy or fibrous or leathery and the endocarp is hard like a pit that enclose one or more seeds for example; olive, coconut, peach, and walnut. The simple fruits also include the dry fruits, they are divided into papery shells split to release the seed during maturation they are the dehiscent fruits and those dry fruits that do not get split are considered as indehiscent fruits. The dehiscent fruits include the legumes like pea and beans, the milkweed and larkspur are fruits that split on only one side, and the other dry fruits are snapdragon, poppy, lily, and mustard that are also included in dehiscent fruits. The indehiscent fruits involve the single seeded achene for example, grains, the nuts, the fruits like parsnip and carrots.

Thus the correct answer is ‘D’. Trait of breaking up into single seeded parts.

Note:The aggregate fruits include the blackberry and raspberry that are composed of small masses of drupes each of which is developed into a separate ovary of a single flower. As the simple fruits also include some types of berries, so, do not get confused between aggregate fruits and simple fruits.