Question

Compound fruits

Select one:
a. include legumes like peas and beans.
b. are derived from a simple ovary of a single carpel.
c. develop from several individual ovaries.
d. include peaches, tomatoes, and cherries.
e. develop from a compound ovary of several fused carpels.

Answer 1

Answer: c. develop from several individual ovaries.

Step-by-step explanation:

A compound or aggregate fruit is the one which develops from a single flower that exhibit many ovaries. Each ovary develops into a small fruit. The small fruits aggregate or collectively forms a bunch of fruits or a larger fruit called as a compound fruit or aggregate fruit. Raspberry, strawberry, blackberry and custard apple are the examples of compound fruits.