Question

Which one of the following statement is correct?

I)The seed of pea is albuminous

II)The fruit of peach is drupe

• A. I only
• B. II only
• C. Both I and II
• D. Neither I nor II

Answer 1

The correct option is B II only

In botany, a drupe (or stone fruit) is an indehiscent fruit in which an outer fleshy part (exocarp, or skin; and mesocarp, or flesh) surrounds a shell (the pit, stone, or pyrene) of hardened endocarp with a seed (kernel) inside). For example peach.

Albuminous seed refers to a seed having a well-developed endosperm or perisperm. And those who do not have a well-developed endospermis called exalbuminous seed for example pea.