Question

Label the parts from A-D.

• A. A - Epicarp, B - Mesocarp, C - Seed, D - Endocarp
• B. A - Epicarp, B - Mesocarp, C - Endocarp, D - Seed
• C. A - Pericarp, B - Mesocarp, C - Endocarp, D - Seed
• D. A - Pericarp, B - Mesocarp, C - Seed, D - Endocarp

Answer 1

The correct option is A A - Epicarp, B - Mesocarp, C - Seed, D - Endocarp

The fruit is a mature or ripened ovary, developed after fertilisation. Generally, the fruit consists of a wall or pericarp and seeds. The pericarp may be dry or fleshy. When pericarp is thick and fleshy, it is differentiated into the outer epicarp, the middle mesocarp and the inner endocarp.