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Answer the following question. Which of the following nuts will not be enclosed in fruits? What are the peculiar characteristics of these plants? Betel nut/ Areca nut, - Biology

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Answer the following question.

Which of the following nuts will not be enclosed in fruits? What are the peculiar characteristics of these plants? Betel nut/ Areca nut, pine nut, walnut, almond, cashew nut, nutmeg.

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  1. Pine nuts are edible seeds of pines which are not enclosed in a fruit. It belongs to class gymnospermae thus, seeds are not enclosed within the fruit.
  2. Nuts like betel nut/ areca nut, walnut, almond, cashew nut, nutmeg will be enclosed in fruits. It is because these plants belong to class angiospermae in which seeds are enclosed within the fruit.
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Chapter 3: Kingdom Plantae - Exercise [Page 27]

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Balbharati Biology [English] 11 Standard Maharashtra State Board
Chapter 3 Kingdom Plantae
Exercise | Q 5. (D) | Page 27
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