Morphology Of Flowering Plants Root Stem And Leaf Question 336
Question: Why are drupes called stony fruits?
Options:
A) Hard epicarp
B) Hard mesocarp
C) Hard endocarp
D) Both (a) and (b)
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
[c] Drupe is a fleshy, usually one chambered and one seeded fruit developing from monocarpellary syncarpous pistil with pericarp differentiated into mesocarp (fleshy) and the endocarp (stony and hard) Therefore, it is called as stone fruit, e.g., mango, almond, peach, coconut, etc.
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