Question

The fruit that develops from a single flower having a syncarpous pistil is-
A. Aggregate
B. Multiple
C. Pseudocarp
D. Simple

Answer 1

Hint: The simplest definition that we get of fruits is that fruit is nothing but a ripened ovary. After ripening, the ovarian walls change into the pericarp. The parenchyma in the ovary gets filled with sugars, acids and many other substances. Fruits are divided into several categories based on their development.
Further, the ovary of the flower whose carpels remain united or fused together is known as syncarpous.

Complete answer:
To solve the following question, we must be well aware of the various types of fruits.
Fruits can be of two types:
True fruits-True fruits are those that develop from a single ovary.
False fruits- In the development of false fruits, the thalamus also contributes. These are also known as spurious fruits or pseudocarp because in these some other parts of the flower also participate in the formation of the fruit.
Fruits can also be divided into three categories:
> Simple fruits- These are fruits that develop from syncarpous ovary. Syncarpous ovary has all its carpels fused.
> Aggregate fruits- These are the fruits that develop from the apocarpous ovary. Apocarpous ovary is the one in which the carpels are free or not united.
> Composite fruit- The fruits that develop from inflorescence are known as composite fruits. The inflorescence is known as infructescence. These are also known as the multiple fruits.

Now, since we are well aware of the various types of the fruits, we know that the correct answer to the question is simple fruits.

Note: The simple fruit can further be classified into dry fruits and succulent fruits. The dry fruits have a woody pericarp while the fleshy or succulent fruits have 3 distinguished layers of pericarp out of which the middle layer is fleshy and hence the name.