In mango, the fruit is:

1. drupe and mesocarp is fleshy and edible
2. drupe and mesocarp is fibrous
3. berry and mesocarp is fleshy and edible
4. berry and mesocarp is fibrous
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If the fruit is formed without the fertilization of ovary, it is called as:

1. Parthenogenetic 2. Parthenocarpic
3. Aggregate 4. False
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The fruit in coconut:
1. is a berry with a fibrous epicarp
2. is a drupe with a fibrous mesocarp
3. is an aril with a fibrous endocarp
4. is a samara with a fibrous mesocarp
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'Pericarp’ is a derivative of which of the following structures?
1. integuments
2. endosperm
3. ovule wall
4. ovary wall
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Drupes:
1. develop from monocarpellary superior ovaries and are one seeded
2. develop from monocarpellary inferior ovaries and are one seeded.
3. develop from multicarpellary superior ovaries and are many seeded.
4. develop from multicarpellary inferior ovaries and are many seeded.
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The diagram shows the drupes of mango and coconut. Select the correct statements:
Statement I: They develop from monocarpellary superior ovaries and are one seeded in both mango and coconut.
Statement II: Mesocarp is fleshy and edible in mango while it is fibrous in coconut.

1. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct
2. Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct
3. Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect
4. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect
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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 

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