Q. A fruit in which seed coat and fruit wall is fused known as caryopsis present in
A) Wheat
B) Sunflower
C) Mango
D) Tomato
Explanation
Caryopsis is very small, dry and one-seeded fruit, which develops from a superior monocarpellary ovary. Here, the pericarp is closely fused with seed coat. It is characteristic of family-Gramineae, e.g., wheat, rice, maize.
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