Fruit and seed structure — practice questions

Question 1 · difficulty L1 · recall

After fertilisation in a typical flowering plant, which structure develops into the fruit?

• A. Ovary
• B. Ovule
• C. Anther
• D. Stigma

Question 2 · difficulty L2 · understanding

What is the pericarp of a fruit derived from?

• A. Ovary wall
• B. Ovule integument
• C. Endosperm
• D. Embryonic axis

Question 3 · difficulty L2 · understanding

Which feature distinguishes a monocot seed such as maize from a typical dicot seed such as bean?

• A. A single cotyledon called the scutellum
• B. Two cotyledons enclosing the plumule
• C. Absence of an embryo
• D. Absence of stored food in all cases

Question 4 · difficulty L3 · understanding

Identify the part of the seed from the given figure which is destined to form root when the seed germinates.

• A. A
• B. B
• C. C
• D. D

Question 5 · difficulty L3 · understanding

The type of tissue commonly found in the fruit wall of nuts is :

• A. Sclereid
• B. Parenchyma
• C. Collenchyma
• D. Sclerenchyma

Question 6 · difficulty L3 · understanding

Which part of the fruit, labelled in the given figure makes it a false fruit?

• A. A $$\to$$ Mesocarp
• B. B $$\to$$ Endocarp
• C. C $$\to$$ Thalamus
• D. D $$\to$$ Seed

Question 7 · difficulty L3 · application

A seed has two cotyledons, a plumule above the cotyledonary node and a radicle below it. Which type of seed is being described?

• A. Dicot seed
• B. Monocot seed
• C. Non-seed fruit
• D. Pollen grain

Question 8 · difficulty L4 · analysis

Fruit P develops from the ovary only, whereas fruit Q includes a substantial edible contribution from another floral part such as the thalamus. How are P and Q best classified?

• A. True fruit and false fruit
• B. False fruit and true fruit
• C. Parthenocarpic fruit and dry fruit
• D. Aggregate fruit and seed