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State the post-fertilisation changes that lead to fruit formation in plants.
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Fertilization is the process of fusion of male and female gamete to form a zygote. The post-fertilisation changes that lead to the formation of fruit in plants are as follows:
- The zygote that is formed divides several times to form an embryo within the ovule.
- The ovule develops a tough coat and is converted into a seed.
- The ovary swells and ripens to form fruit.
- The other parts of a flower like petals, sepals, stamen, style and stigma shrivel and fall off.
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