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🔬 Biology  ·  Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants  ·  NEET

After fertilization, the ovary develops into the:

Answer: Fruit.

  • A Seed
  • B Fruit
  • C Pollen
  • D Leaf

Correct answer: B. Fruit

Explanation: The ovary wall develops into the fruit (pericarp) after fertilization. The fruit protects and aids in seed dispersal.

Double fertilization: pollen tube delivering two male gametes to the embryo sac, forming zygote and endosperm

Double fertilisation in angiosperms: one male gamete fuses with the egg to form the diploid zygote (syngamy), while the second fuses with the two polar nuclei to form the triploid primary endosperm nucleus (triple fusion). Image: Triploid, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Concept context

Flower structure, pollination, double fertilization, and seed/fruit development - the highest-scoring Class 12 biology chapter in NEET.

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