Question

describe the structure of typical fruit

Answer 1

Fruit anatomy is the internal structure of fruits.

Fruits are the mature ovary or ovaries of one or more flowers. In fleshy fruits, the outer layer (which is often edible) is the pericarp, which is the tissue that develops from the ovary wall of the flower and surrounds the seeds.

But in some seemingly pericarp fruits, the edible portion is not derived from the ovary. For example, in the fruit of the ackee tree the edible portion is an aril, and in the pineapple several tissues from the flower and stem are involved.

The outer covering of a seed is tough because the parent plant needs to protect the plant growing.

Answer 2

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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.