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Identify the correct statement w.r.t. fruits.

a
A fruit consists of pericarp and seeds.
b
In most of the fruits the mesocarp is stony.
c
Drupe develops from monocarpellary inferior ovary.
d
Presence of fruit is a characteristic feature of all phanerogams.

detailed solution

Correct option is A

Mesocarp of all fruits are not stony. E.g. in coconut the mesocarp is fibrous and in mango the mesocarp is fleshy. Drupe develops from monocarpellary superior ovary.Presence of fruits is a characteristic feature of the angiosperms.

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