Question
Biology Question on morphology of flowering plants
Among the following sets of fruits, those that belong to the same category, from the point of view of classification, are
A
coconut, chestnut and cashewnut
B
coconut, mango and almond
C
coconut, butternut and chestnut
D
coconut, orange and tomato.
Answer
coconut, mango and almond
Explanation
Solution
: Coconut, mango, and almond fruit is drupe. These fruits develop from mono- or multicarpellary, syncarpous ovary. These fruits are uni- or multilocular with one or many seeds. Epicarp of these fruits forms the skin of the fruit. Mesocarp is fleshy or fibrous and endocarp is hard and stony.