Question

A fruit is a ______.

Options

• ripened ovary

• ripened ovule

• seed plus its integuments

• fused carpel

Answer 1

A fruit is a ripened ovary.

Explanation:

A fruit is the mature or ripened ovary of a flowering plant along with its contents. After fertilization, the ovary develops into a fruit, which may contain seeds derived from the ovules inside the ovary. Thus, a fruit essentially represents a ripened ovary, not a ripened ovule or seed alone.