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Read the following statements (I, ii, iii and iv) and select the right choice with respect to coconut.
i. The fruit is developed from inferior ovary.
ii. The middle fleshy mesocarp is edible.
iii. The fruit is known as a drupe.
iv. Endocarp is stony.
detailed solution
Correct option is C
In mango and coconut, the fruit is known as a drupe. They develop from monocarpellary superior ovaries and are one seeded. In coconut which is also a drupe, the mesocarp is fibrous and endosperm is stony. The edible part of coconut is the endosperm.Talk to our academic expert!
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