Question

Placenta and pericarp are both edible portions in:

• A. Tomato
• B. Potato
• C. Banana
• D. Apple

Answer 1

The correct option is A Tomato

Ovary develops into the fruit post fertilisation.

Tomato is an example of fleshy fruit as the pericarp (fruit wall) is fleshy and differentiated into an outer epicarp, middle mesocarp and inner endocarp.

In tomato, both pericarp (fruit wall) and placenta (tissue to which the ovules are attached) are edible.

Edible parts of other fruits given in the options:

Apple - Thalamus

Banana - Mesocarp and endocarp

Potato - Underground stem (tuber)

So, the correct answer is option C.