Question

In which plant the fruit is a drupe, seed coat is thin, embryo is inconspicuous and endosperm is edible?

• A. Groundnut
• B. Apple
• C. Wheat
• D. Coconut

Answer 1

The correct option is D Coconut

Drupe: This fruit develops from mono or multicarpellary, syncarpous, superior ovary. In these fruits, the endocarp is hard and stony so these fruits are also called stone fruits.

In coconut epicarp is hard and thin while mesocarp is thick and consist of hard fibers The endocarp is hard and seed is protected in it. The endosperm is edible in coconut while the embryo is inconspicuous.

So, the correct answer is 'Option D- Coconut'.