BiologySexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants

Which one of the following is not a fruit

Answer the following question from the figure I and II.

Sections of apple (Fig I) and strawberry (Fig II), parts A to F

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → Potato

Option (1) Cucumber — A fruit. It develops from the ovary and has seeds.

Option (2) Potato — Not a fruit. A fruit develops from the ovary after fertilisation and holds the seeds. Potato is an underground stem (tuber), not a ripened ovary, so it is not a fruit.

Option (3) Okra — A fruit. Okra (bhindi) is a fruit with seeds.

Option (4) Tomato — A fruit.