Question

Questions 1-5

1. What type of fruit is a coconut? a. achene b. nut c.pepo d. drupee. false berry 2. What's unusual about it (#1) ? a. stony mesocarp b. liquid endosperm c. not from a flower d. small size 3. When you eat a peanut, what part of fruit do you cat and what part do you usually discard? a. mesocarp/embryo b. seed/ pericarp c. pericarp /endocarp d. flesh/root 4. What is an important difference between a sunflower seed and a grain of wheat? a. attached vs. free testa b. simple vs. compound pistil c. edible vs. inedible fruit 5. Although they seem similar in structure, avocados are a a and peaches are a a. berry/drupe b. pepo / berry c. false berry / true berry d. nut/pepo 6. How are they (#5) similar ? Both have a. fleshy endocarp b. hard endocarpc. a single seed d. hard exocarp bes, a:Cferent Only one has

Answer 1

1.D. Drupe

The edible part of coconut is edible endosperm which solidifies on maturation.

2. B. Liquid endosperm

Liquid endosperm is uncommon in coconut because it is formed due to free nuclear division.  

3. B. Seed/ pericarp

The whole of pea nut can be eaten but the pericarp or the shell is usually discarded.

5. A. Berry/ drupe

Avocado is a single seeded berry with fleshy endocarp. Where peaches are drupe.

6. A. Fleshy endocarp

Both avocado and peaches have fleshy endocarp. They both comes under fleshy fruits.