Question

Match the items in column I with column II and choose the correct answer for edible part of the fruit.

	List I		List II
A.	Apple	1.	Outer portion of receptacle
B.	Coconut	2.	Fleshly thalamus
C.	Jack fruit	3.	Thalamus and pericarp
D.	Guava	4.	Endosperm
E.	Pineapple	5.	Bract, perianth and seeds

• A. A- 2, B- 4, C- 5, D- 3, E- 1
  
• B. A- 1, B- 2, C- 3, D- 4, E- 5
• C. A- 3, B- 2, C- 1, D- 4, E- 5
• D. A- 5, B- 4, C- 3, D- 2, E- 1

Answer 1

The correct option is A A- 2, B- 4, C- 5, D- 3, E- 1

Endosperm is a tissue produced inside the seeds of most flowering plants around the time of fertilization. It surrounds the embryo and provides nutrition in the form of starch, though it can also contain oils and protein. This can make endosperm a source of nutrition in human diet. For example, wheat endosperm is ground into flour for bread (the rest of the grain is included as well in whole wheat flour), while barley endosperm is the main source for beer production.
Other examples of endosperm that forms the bulk of the edible portion are coconut meat and coconut water and corn.
In apple, the thalamus grows around the pericarp to produce the fleshy edible part.
Guava is a berry in which the edible part is pericarp and thalamus. Jackfruit is a sorosis in which edible parts are bracts, perianth and seeds.
Pineapple fruit is a sorosis in which edible parts are entire inflorescence, outer portion of receptacle, bracts and perianth.

Thus, the correct answer is option A.