Ques. 1AIPMT 2001
Which is correct pair for edible part?
- Tomato-thalamus
- Maize-cotyledons
- Guava-mesocarp
- Date palm-mesocarp
Answer
(4) Date palm-mesocarp
Solution
Tomato: edible part is the fleshy pericarp and placenta, not the thalamus ⇒ (1) wrong.
Maize: edible part is the starchy endosperm of the grain; its single cotyledon (scutellum) is not the edible part ⇒ (2) wrong.
Guava: edible part is the fleshy thalamus together with the pericarp, not only the mesocarp ⇒ (3) wrong.
Date palm: the fruit is a one-seeded berry whose fleshy, sugary mesocarp is eaten ⇒ (4) correct.
Answer: (4)