Q.
How many plants in the list given below have composite fruits that develop from an inflorescence? Walnut, poppy, radish, fig, pineapple, apple, tomato, mulberry.
A) Three
B) Four
C) Five
D) Two
Explanation
[Solution from source] Composite (multiple) fruits develop from a whole inflorescence: fig (syconus), pineapple (sorosis) and mulberry (sorosis), which makes three. Walnut, poppy, radish, apple and tomato develop from a single flower. Answer (1).
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