Question
Biology Question on The Seed
The coconut water and the edible part of coconut are equivalent to
A
Endosperm
B
Endocarp
C
Mesocarp
D
Embryo
Answer
Endosperm
Explanation
Solution
Coconut fruit is a drupe. It has a membranous epicarp, fibrous mesocarp and stony endocarp. The endocarp encloses a single seed with brown testa that contains a small embryo and a white oily endosperm (edible part) with watery fluid called coconut water.