A pome fruit is said to be false because

Question

A pome fruit is said to be false because (A) the pericarp is inconspicuous (B) the endocarp is cartilaginous (C) the fruit is present in fleshy edible thalamus (D) the fruit is derived from inferior ovary

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Pome is a false fruit, the greater part of which is developed from the receptacle and not from ovary, eg; Pear, Apple. The edible fleshy part represents the receptacle and the core represents the ovary.

Q. A pome fruit is said to be false because

the pericarp is inconspicuous

the endocarp is cartilaginous

the fruit is present in fleshy edible thalamus

the fruit is derived from inferior ovary

Pome is a false fruit, the greater part of which is developed from the receptacle and not from ovary, eg; Pear, Apple. The edible fleshy part represents the receptacle and the core represents the ovary.