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Which one of the following denotes a ‘true’ fruit?<\/p>\n

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\nIn botany, a ‘true’ fruit develops exclusively from the ovary of a flower after fertilization. The ovary wall matures into the pericarp (fruit wall), and the ovules inside the ovary develop into seeds.
\nA) When only the thalamus…: If the thalamus develops into the edible part of the fruit, it is considered a false fruit or accessory fruit (e.g., apple, pear).
\nB) When only the receptacle…: Similar to the thalamus, if the receptacle contributes significantly to the fruit structure, it’s an accessory fruit (e.g., strawberry, where the receptacle becomes the fleshy part).
\nC) When fruit originates only from the calyx…: The calyx (sepals) can sometimes persist or even enlarge in the fruit (e.g., in strawberry where persistent calyx is present, or ground cherry where it encloses the fruit), but the fruit itself develops from the ovary. If the calyx formed the primary fruit structure, it would not be a true fruit originating *only* from the ovary.
\nD) When only the ovary of the flower grows into a fruit: This is the definition of a true fruit. The fruit wall (pericarp) is derived from the ovary wall.
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\n– A true fruit develops solely from the ovary.
\n– False fruits (accessory fruits) involve other floral parts besides the ovary in their formation (e.g., thalamus, receptacle, calyx).
\n– The ovary contains ovules, which develop into seeds after fertilization.
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\nExamples of true fruits include tomato, mango, peach, cherry, and grape. Examples of false fruits include apple, pear, strawberry, fig, and pineapple. Parthenocarpic fruits develop from an unfertilized ovary and are typically seedless (e.g., some varieties of bananas and grapes), and are still considered true fruits as they originate from the ovary.
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