Morphology Of Flowering Plants Ques 43
43. Which is the correct pair for edible part?
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(a) Tomato - Fruit
(b) Maize - Cotyledons
(c) Guava - mesocarp
(d) Date palm - Mesocarp
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Answer : d
Hints & Solutions
(d) In guava, mesocarp and endocarp form the edible part. In maize, the seed coat is fused with the fruit wall.