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The correct answer is **A. schizocarp**. A schizocarp is a type of dry fruit that, when mature, splits into single-seeded parts². These parts are technically individual fruits themselves, but they come from a single flower with multiple carpels. The other options listed are also types of dry fruits, but they do not break up into one-seeded parts as a schizocarp does:
- **B. Capsule** - Opens with several splits to release seeds
- **C. Follicle** - Splits along one side only
- **D. Legume** - Splits along two sides
D ans shud be follicle bcs it breaks into one sided part whereas,schizocarps breaks into many sides.
It is follicle,schizocarp are dry indehiscent fruit not even fall into one part but follicle do.
The correct answer is follicle.
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Follicle is formed from a monocarpellary ovary but splits down ONLY FROM ONE SIDE OF FRUIT WALL.
Legumes splits down from both sides.
Capsule splits along 2 or more sutures.
Schizocarp splits into units and each unit contains a seed.
A dry dehiscent fruit that breaks up into one-seeded parts is called a capsule.
However, there are other possibilities depending on the fruit's structure:
- Regma (e.g., peanuts)
- Schizocarp (e.g., carrots)
- Mericarp (e.g., maple keys)
- Caryopsis (e.g., wheat grains) - though this one doesn't typically break up into parts
But generally, a capsule is the most common answer.
