Question

Justify the following statements :
(a) Banana is categorized as true fruit and a parthenocarpic fruit.
(b) Apple fruit develops only after fertilisation but is referred to as a false fruit.
(c) Castor seed is dicotyledonous and albuminous.

Answer 1

(a) Develops from ovary, but without fertilization 
(b) Ovary not involved in fruit formation /Thalamus contributes towards fruit formation, but only after fertilization 
(c) has two cotyledons , and a persistent endosperm