Question
Biology Question on morphology of flowering plants
Edible part of banana
A
epicarp
B
mesocarp and less developed endocarp
C
endocarp and less developed mesocarp
D
epicarp and mesocarp.
Answer
endocarp and less developed mesocarp
Explanation
Solution
Banana is a berry. It develops from monocarpollary or multicarpellary syncarpous ovary. Epicarp makes the rind of the fruit, mesocarp is fleshy and endocarp is thin and membranous. The edible portion of banana is endocarp and less developed mesocarp.