Question

The fruit developed from single ovary is
A. Composite
B. Simple fruit
C. Aggregate fruit
D. None of the above

Answer 1

Hint: Ovary of a flower develops into a fruit while ovules inside them serve being the seeds later after the fertilization. A single ovary results into a single fruit and is the simplest type we found in nature.

Complete answer:
-Fruits that are formed with the help of only a single carpel or pistil are simple fruit.
-Only one carpel is involved in the development of a whole fruit.
-The flower that contains only one pistil later develops into a simple fruit.
-For example- we all know the fruit- grapes. But why are they called grapes and not a grape? The answer is, because every single grape develops from a single flower with a single pistil in it or a single ovary in it, -Hence every single grape stands as an independent fruit and we call them Grapes.
-Compound fruits, on the other hand, are composed of more than one similar part of the flower. Let it be the inflorescence or the pistils. A very much known example of compound fruit is Pineapple.
-Aggregate fruits are those fruits that are developed from a single flower, but here comes the difference. -The flower has more than one ovary in contrast to simple fruits. These ovaries later, as the flower develops, fuse together and form a large fruit. A known example of aggregate fruit is Blackberry.
So, the correct answer is “Option B”.

Note:
Compound fruit and Aggregate fruit are often used for describing the same thing i.e. they involve more than one ovary in development of a fruit. Simple fruit can be remembered in a way that they always involve only one flower and a single ovary for the development of a fruit.