Question

Which among the following is incorrect about fruits?

(a) Seedless fruits are formed if fertilization fails to takes place

(b) In pineapple, ovary is the edible part

(c) In pear, both ovary and thalamus are edible

(d) In coconut, endocarp is the edible part

The question was posed to me in semester exam.

My question is taken from Flowering Plants Morphology topic in chapter Morphology of Flowering Plants of Biology – Class 11

Answer 1

Right option is (d) In coconut, endocarp is the edible part

Easy explanation: Seedless fruits are formed if fertilization fails to takes place. In pineapple, ovary is the edible part and in pear both ovary and thalamus are edible. In a coconut endosperm is the edible part.