Question

Pear fruit contains abundant

• A. Fibres
• B. Aerenchyma
• C. Stone cells
• D. Vascular tissues

Answer 1

The correct option is C Stone cells

The pear is a succulent fruit with a gritty consistency granted to them by stone cells which are a type sclereids. These cells die in patchy clusters and give pear its texture. These are abundantly found in pear which is a type of pome fruit.

Pears are fibrous fruits and thus donot contain fibres.

Aerenchyma is present in plant parts requiring buoyancy which is not needed in pear fruit.

Vascular tissue in a pear fruit is not as abundant as stone cells.

So, the correct answer is 'Stone cells'.