Question

Parthenocarpic fruits lack which of the following structures because no fertilisation occurred?

Options

• Vascular bundles and epidermis

• Pericarp and mesocarp

• Ovary wall and stigma

• Embryo and endosperm

Answer 1

Parthenocarpic fruits lack embryo and endosperm because no fertilisation occurred, hence no viable seeds are produced. The ovary wall (pericarp) still develops into the fleshy fruit, but without fertilised ovules, seed structures cannot form.