Question

Placenta and pericarp are both edible portions in:

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

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Tomato

The correct option is C.

Explanation of the correct option:

1. The wall of the fruit is known as the pericarp.
2. The placenta is the tissue in the inner wall of the ovary to which seeds are attached.
3. In tomatoes, the pericarp is fleshy and edible.
4. The placenta is also edible.

Explanation of the incorrect options:

Option A:

Potatoes are stem tubers.

Option B:

1. Banana is a parthenocarpic fruit.
2. It does not form seeds thus it does not have a placenta.

Option D:

1. Apple is a false fruit.
2. The edible part of an apple is the fleshy receptacle or thalamus.

Final answer: Placenta and pericarp are both edible portions in tomato.