The type of fruit that develops from a single flower with multiple carpels fused together is: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The type of fruit that develops from a single flower with multiple carpels fused together is:
A. Accessory fruit
B. Multiple fruit
C. Simple fruit
D. Aggregate fruit
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
A simple fruit develops from a single ovary of a single flower, which may be a single carpel or fused carpels (e.g., tomato, peach). Aggregate fruits develop from separate carpels of one flower (e.g., strawberry). Multiple fruits from many flowers (e.g., pineapple).

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