A drupe develops in
(1) wheat
(2) pea
(3) tomato
(4) mango
Coconut fruit is a
1. drupe
2. berry
3. nut
4. capsule
Select the correct statement with respect to mango and coconut
1. They develop from monocarpellary superior ovaries.
2. They develop from monocarpellary inferior ovaries.
3. They have fibrous epicarp.
4. They have fleshy edible mesocarp.
Drupes are also called as stone fruits because
1. The seeds are stone like
2. Endocarp is always hard and stony
3. Pericarp is undifferentiated and sclerified
4. The mesocarp is edible in most fruits
Identify the correct features of Mango and Coconut fruits.
(i) | In both, fruit is a drupe |
(ii) | Endocarp is edible in both |
(iii) | Mesocarp in Coconut is fibrous, and in Mango, it is fleshy |
(iv) | In both, the fruit develops from the monocarpellary ovary |
Select the correct option from below:
1. (i), (iii) and (iv) only
2. (i), (ii) and (iii) only
3. (i) and (iv) only
4. (i) and (ii) only
Which of the features given below are correct for coconut fruit?
a. Developed from monocarpellary ovary
b. Fibrous mesocarp
c. Formed from inferior ovary
d. Hard stony endocarp
e. Edible mesocarp
1. a, c & d
2. c, d & e
3. b, c & d
4. a, b & d
Coconut's husk fibre, coir of commerce is extracted from
1. epicarp
2. mesocarp
3.endocarp
4. all of these
Match the Column-I with Column-II and choose the correct answers:
Column-I | Column-II |
A. Coleorrhiza B. Food storing tissue C. Parthenocarpic fruit D.Single seeded fruit developing from monocarpellary superior ovary E. Membranous seed coat |
i. Grapes ii. Mango iii. Maize iv. Radicle v. Endosperm |
1. A - iii, B - i, C - iv, D - ii, E - v
2. A - iv, B - ii, C - v, D - i, E - iii
3. A - v, B - i, C - iii, D - iv, E - ii
4. A - iv, B - v, C - i, D - ii, E - iii
Which one of the following statements is correct?
1. The seed in grasses is not endospermic
2. Mango is a parthenocarpic fruit
3. A proteinaceous aleurone layer is present in maize grain
4. A sterile pistil is called a staminode
Match the following columns.
Column I | Column II | ||
A. | Aleurone layer | i. | Nutrition |
B. | Parthenocarpic fruit | ii. | Without fertilization |
C. | Ovule | iii. | Seed |
D. | Endosperm | iv. | Double fertilization |
Codes:
A | B | C | D | |
1. | i | ii | iii | iv |
2. | ii | i | iv | iii |
3. | iv | ii | i | iii |
4. | ii | iv | i | iii |