Question

State whether the following statement is true or false.

Formation of fruit without fertilization is called parthenogenesis.

Answer 1

This statement is false.

Explanation:

Formation of fruit without fertilization is called parthenocarpy, not parthenogenesis. Parthenogenesis refers to the development of an embryo without fertilization. Parthenocarpy results in seedless fruits, like bananas, formed without fertilization. Thus, fruit formation without fertilization is parthenocarpy, not parthenogenesis.