True vs False Fruits in Plants — NEET Biology
✅ Asked in NEET 2025In most plants, by the time the fruit develops from the ovary, other floral parts degenerate and fall off. However, in a few species such as apple, strawberry, cashew, etc., the thalamus also contributes to fruit formation. Such fruits are called false fruits. Most fruits however develop only from the ovary and are called true fruits. Although in most of the species, fruits are the results of fertilisation, there are a few species
NTA tests whether students can distinguish true fruits (developed only from ovary after fertilization) from false fruits (where non-ovary floral parts like thalamus contribute). Students often confuse apple and strawberry as true fruits because they're commonly eaten as single fruits, but these are actually false fruits where the thalamus or receptacle develops into the edible portion. The key distinction: true fruits = ovary only; false fruits = ovary + thalamus/other parts. Always check which floral parts contribute to the final fruit structure—this differentiates the two categories and determines the correct classification.
NEET 2025 Which of the following correctly identifies the fruit types based on the given diagram of apple and strawberry?
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