Fleshy Fruits

Q.

Mango and coconut are 'drupe' of fruits. In mango, fleshy mesocarp is edible part of coconut? What does milk of tender coconut represent?

Q. Seed coat is not thin and membranous in

1. coconut
2. groundnut
3. gram
4. maize

Q.

Edible part of a tomato is

1. Epicarp

2. Mesocarp

3. Thalamus

4. Pericarp and placenta

Q. Identify the parts labeled A, B, C and D in the given figure and select the correct option.

1. A - Scutellum; B - Coleorhiza; C - Coleoptile; D - Coleorhiza
2. A - Scutellum; B - Epiblast; C - Coleoptile; D - Coleorhiza
3. A - Scutellum; B - Coleoptile; C - Coleorhiza; D - Epiblast
4. A - Epiblast; B - Coleoptile; C - Coleorhiza; D - Scutellum

Q.

A drupe develops in

1. wheat

2. pea

3. tomato

4. mango

Q.

A fruit developed from hypanthodium inflorescence is called

1. caryopsis

2. hesperidium

3. sorosis

4. syconus

Q.

What is etaerio?

Q.

In the fruit of pomegranate, the edible part is

1. Juicy epicarp

2. Juicy testa

3. Pulpy mesocarp

4. Placental hair

Q.

Is the sunflower an example of cypsela?

Q.

The fruit which is chambered, developed from the inferior ovary and has seed with succulent testa is

1. guava

2. pomegranate

3. cucumber

4. orange

Q. Juicy hair-like structures observed in the lemon fruit develop from

1. epicarp
2. mesocarp
3. endocarp
4. mesocarp and endocarp

Q. Drupe can be identified from a bunch of fruits by

1. fleshy seed coat
2. stony mesocarp
3. stony endocarp
4. thin seed coat

Q.

Which plant will lose its economic value if its fruits are produced by induced parthenocarpy?

Q. Seed coat is not thin, membranous in

1. coconut
2. gram
3. maize
4. groundnut

Q.

A fruit developed from hypanthodium inflorescence is called

1. Hesperidium

2. Caryopsis

3. Syconus

4. Sorosis

Q.

Give one word for the following:

Fruits that have dry and hard seed cover.

Q. A fleshy-fruit with leathery epicarp is called

1. Drupe
2. Pome
3. Berry
4. Hesperidium

Q. Choose the correct pair of fruit and its edible portion.

1. Tomato : only mesocarp
2. Maize : only cotyledons
3. Guava : only epicarp
4. Date palm : entire pericarp

Q. Which of the following statements is correct?

1. When a single fruit develops from a single ovary of a single flower, it is called a simple fruit.
2. The ovary may belong to a monocarpellary simple gynoecium or to a polycarpellary syncarpous gynoecium.
3. Flowers with polycarpellary and apocarpous gynoecium give rise to simple fruits
4. Fleshy fruits and dry fruits are types of simple fruits

Q.

The diagram given below is the V.S of maize seed. Identify the option where the alphabets are correctly identified.

1. A = Aleurone tissue, B = Scutellum, C = Coleoptile, D = Plumule

2. A = Scutellum, B = Endosperm, C = Coleoptile, D = Plumule

3. A = Endosperm, B = Scutellum, C = Coleorhiza, D = Radicle

4. A = Endosperm, B = Scutellum, C = Coleoptile, D = Plumule

Q. The fruit of coconut is an example of a

1. drupe
2. berry
3. nut
4. capsule

Q.

What is a fruit that develops from hypanthodium inflorescence?

Q. Choose the correct pair of fruit and its edible portion.

1. Tomato : only mesocarp
2. Guava : only epicarp
3. Maize : only cotyledons
4. Date palm : entire pericarp

Q. Which one of the following is a dry indehiscent fruit?

1. Follicle
2. Lomentum
3. Caryopsis
4. Pod

Q. The single-seeded indehiscent, dry, and simple fruits developed from a single flower are called

1. Achenial fruits
2. Etaerio fruits
3. Capsular fruit
4. Schizocarpic fruit

Q. Sterile portions of sporophylls of Cycas and Pinus are

1. Paraphyses
2. Apophysis
3. Hypophysis
4. Epiphyses

Q. A fruit which develops from a single ovary of a single flower is

1. Accessory fruit
2. Single fruit
3. Simple fruit
4. Pseudocarp

Q. What is pericarp?

Q. Feathery (hairy) style is persistent in

1. Solanum
2. Clematis
3. Helianthus
4. Hibiscus

Q. Aleurone layer of maize grain is specially rich in:

1. Proteins
2. Starch
3. Lipids
4. Auxins