WAEC - Biology (1988 - No. 18)
Which of the following is not correct about a fruit? lt
may contain many seeds
is a mature ovary
is covered by the pericarp
may develop from the receptacle
possesses only one scar.
Explanation
Fruits typically possess two scars, not one. These scars are remnants of the style (the upper part of the pistil) and where the fruit was attached to the receptacle (part of the flower stalk). A seed, on the other hand, has only one scar, the hilum, where it was attached to the placenta inside the ovary.
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