Statement I: The fruit is a mature or ripened ovary, developed after fertilisation and characteristi

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Statement I: The fruit is a mature or ripened ovary, developed after fertilisation and characteristic feature of the flowering plants.\ Statement II: A fruit formed after fertilisation of the ovary is called a parthenocarpic fruit.\

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(b) : The fruit is a mature or ripened ovary, developed after fertilisation and characteristic feature of the flowering plants. If a fruit is formed without fertilisation of the ovary, it is called a parthenocarpic fruit, e.g., banana.