Caryopsis is a tiny, dry, one-seeded fruit with a connected pericarp and seed coat. A superior monocarpellary ovary produces it.
Cypsela is a dry, one-seeded fruit with a connected pericarp and thalamus. It arises from a bicarpellary, inferior ovary.
Examples of caryopsis are wheat and maize.
Examples of cypsela are sunflower and tridax.
Final Answer:
Caryopsis has a connected pericarp and seed coat whereas cypsela has a connected pericarp and thalamus. Examples of caryopsis is wheat and that of cypsela is sunflower.