The fruit formed from a single flower having several carpels is called ____________
A. multiple fruit B. simple fruit C. aggregate fruit D. dehiscent fruit E. indehiscent fruit
Correct Answer: C
Explanation
An aggregate fruit develops from a single flower with several ovaries. The single flower is said to have an apocarpous pistil. A simple fruit develops from a flower with a single ovary; the ovary may be monocarpous or syncarpous. A composite (or multiple) fruit develops from an inflorescence (several flowers) or flowers positioned very close to one another.
