Question

The mango fruit is a drupe type in which the mesocarp is

• A. Fibrous
• B. Stony hard
• C. Thin and fleshy
• D. Fleshy and edible
• E. Thin and dry

Answer 1

The correct option is D Fleshy and edible

-Drupe: This fruit develops from mono or multicarpellary, syncarpous, superior ovary. In these fruits, the endocarp is hard and stony so these fruits are also called stony fruits. eg. Mango.

-In mango edible fleshy part is mesocarp and the part where the seed is protected is called as endocarp.

So, the correct answer is 'Option D- Fleshy and edible'.