Why a banana is curved not straight?

Answer 1

banana is false fruit,,,,,,,,,,,, banana is not fruit,,,,,,,,,, practically we consider as a fruit,,,,,,,,, but banana is not a fruit,,,,,,,,,, banana is rhizome of banana plant,,,,,,,,,,, hence banana is curved not straight,,,,,

Answer 2

It is not always. I have seen straight bananas which are grown locally and not the hybrid variety. The curved structure arises due to the arrangement of bananas in its fruit bearing stalk.

Answer 3

The reason banana is curved is because the "bunches" of bananas grow on one stalk, one bunch behind another (actually on top of each other), hence crowding each other.

This picture shows a "young" banana flower, before the "fruit" matures:
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In the picture above, the yellow parts between each red "flower petal" is what later on grows into a banana.

As you can see, it is physically crowded in that space, hence the "fruits" bend to find best space to grow into.

Hope this helps...

Answer 4

it's just a simple rule of gravity, as the banana grow in stalk pointing downwards,

Answer 5

banana is considered 2 b a false friut....coz they do not blong to d class of gymosperms....where d fruit is actually defined....it is a naked fruit wid no seed or shell.

Answer 6

it is due to its genetic character