Question
Biology Question on morphology of flowering plants
Banana is
A
Cremocarp
B
Parthenocarpic berry
C
Drupe
D
Capsule
Answer
Parthenocarpic berry
Explanation
Solution
Banana (Musa paradisiaca) has an inferior (false, pseudocarpic) and parthenocarpic berry, developing from a tricarpellary, syncarpous and trilocular ovary. The skin represents the fused thalamus and epicarp. Inner to the skin is the fleshy mesocarp, while endocarp lies in the central narrow region and both of them are edible.It contains many unripe seeds or unfertilized ovules which appear as dark spots.