NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Coconut is a true fruit. True fruit is when the fruit develops from a ripened ovary, it termed as true fruit. whereas the rest of the fruit apple, pear, and cashew nut are not a true fruit because they develop from any part of the flower except the ovary.

Detailed explanation-2: -Despite having the word “nut” in its name, a coconut is a fruit-not a nut. In fact, a coconut falls under a subcategory known as drupes, which are defined as fruits that have an inner flesh and seed surrounded by a hard shell.

Detailed explanation-3: -In these fruits, the ovary wall is changed into a fruit wall or pericarp which surrounds the seeds. The other floral parts degenerate and fall off. True fruit contains one or more visible seeds. For example, mango, banana, tomato, etc.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mango, Kiwi fruit, Blueberry, Plums, etc. Strawberry, Figs, Mulberry, etc. Note: The seeds of true fruits develop from the ovules within the ovary. The edible part of the fruit is called perianth.

Detailed explanation-5: -Reason: Apples and cashews are called false fruits and not true fruit because these fruits are formed by the ovary along with other accessory floral parts.