Question
Biology Question on morphology of flowering plants
Edible part of tomato is
A
epicarp
B
pericarp and plecenta
C
mesocarp
D
thalamus
Answer
pericarp and plecenta
Explanation
Solution
Berry type of simple succulent fruits the pericarp divided into three layers-a thin delicate outer epicarp, a soft middle mesocarp and an inner layer known as endocarp. Both endocarp and mesocarp are fleshy. The slippery oval, orange coloured seeds attached by stalks to the placenta, e.g., tomato, brinjal.