The type of fruit obtained from a multicarpillary, apocarpous gynoecium is :

Options

A. composite
B. aggregate
C. simple
D. multiple

Answer

B

Explanation

Aggregate fruits are the group of fruitlets which develop from the multicarpellary, apocarpous ovary. Flowers with apocarpous multiple gynoecium are apt to give rise to a number of fruits as there are a number of free ovaries, each capable of giving rise to one fruit. Berries are good ex- ample of such fruits.