HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
PLANT BIOLOGY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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a seed.
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a fruit.
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a vegetable.
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an embryo.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The seed-bearing structure in flowering plants is known as the fruit, which is also known as angiosperms. Fruits are formed from the ovary after flowering. The ovary ripens to form fruit. So, option A ‘a ripened ovary’ is correct. After the process of fertilization, the ovules develop into seeds.
Detailed explanation-2: -The seeds of angiosperms develop in the ovaries of flowers and are surrounded by a protective fruit. Gymnosperm seeds are usually formed in unisexual cones, known as strobili, and the plants lack fruits and flowers.
Detailed explanation-3: -In angiosperm: Fruits. The fruit wall, or pericarp, is divided into three regions: the inner layer, or endocarp; the middle layer, or mesocarp; and the outer layer, or exocarp.