Question

describe the parts of a typical fruit ​

Answer 1

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⭕Parts of a typical fruit:

•A fruit mainly consists of two parts- Pericarp or fruit wall and seeds.

✔️Pericarp

-It is the Wall of fruits, which is developed from ovary Wal. In some plants the pericarp is differentiated into three parts, epi, meso, and endocarp.

•Epicarp

-It is the outer part of the fruit wall, which forms the skin or protective covering of the fruit.

•Mesocarp

-It is the middle part of the fruit wall, which forms the major part pulpy or juicy part of a fruit as in Mango.

•Endocarp

-It is the inner part of the fruit wall, which may be thin and membranous as in orange or hard and Stony as in Mango, plum and coconut.

•In some plants pericarp is single, not differentiated into such parts.

Examples:

Pea

Beans

✔️Seeds

-The fruit wall may enclosed one or more seeds which develop from fertilized ovules.

Answer 2

Typical structure of a fruit

✧ A fruit primarily consist of two parts - the pericarp and the seed .

➤ The pericarp layer is actually the outer wall of the ovary from which the fruit develops .

• Exocarp - This is the outermost layer of the pericarp that forms the skin .

• Mesocarp - It is the thick , fleshy and juicy middle layer of the pericarp .

• Endocarp - It is the innermost layer of the fruit which often develops into the pith .

➤ A seed is a mature ovule which is developed after fertilization .