Category: Biology Second Paper Lecture Sheet

The fruit is juicy and multi-chambered. Fruit outer skin, mid skin and inflorescence are used as food. For example, apple, pear etc.

A one-celled fruit containing only one seed. Its fruit and seed coat are separate. For example- marigold, sunflower etc.

When a cluster of fruits is produced from the free ovary of a single flower, it is called clustered fruit. For example, results

Psorosis is a juicy compound fruit. All the flowers of the inflorescence form a single fruit. For example, pineapple, jackfruit etc

Hesperidium is a juicy indehiscent multi-celled fruit. The rind is juicy and the inner skin forms several pods. For example, oranges, limes etc.

Berries are juicy unripe fruits. The rind is juicy and contains numerous seeds. For example – tomato, brinjal, banana, guava etc.

Psyzocarp is a dry unripe fruit. For example – Coriander, Carrot, Lajjavati etc.

Drupe is a juicy unripe fruit. The fruit forms a pod and contains only one seed. Its outer skin is thin, the middle skin is juicy and thick and the inner skin is thick. Such as coconut, mango, amra, cool etc.

Caryopsis is called caryopsis when carpel and cotyledon of a one-celled fruit are united. For example – paddy, wheat, mays etc.

Lomentum is a dry cracked fruit. The fruit which, when mature, splits transversely into several parts and splits the seed is called lomentum. For example, Acacia, Lajjabati etc.