Question

Edible part of a Tomato is
A. Epicarp
B. Pericarp and placenta
C. Mesocarp
D. Thalamus

Answer 1

Hint:Solanum lycopersicum commonly called tomato. It is a berry type of fruit. Tomato belongs to the family Solanaceae.

Complete answer:
The tomato is generally assumed as a vegetable but is a fruit, a berry indeed. Tomato fruit exhibit all of the common characteristics of berries.
The fruit develops from the ovary of the flower. The tomato is fleshy because of pericarp walls and skin. The Pericarp includes the inner wall, columella, the radial wall, septa, and also the outer wall.
The seed vessel and also the placenta comprises the fleshy tissue of the tomato.
The seeds are placed inside the locular cavities and are closed in thick membranes.
In these, exocarp is skinny like membrane and seeds are embedded in the fleshy part. Seeds are connected with the placenta of fruit, however, when the maturation of these seeds occurs they are detached from the placenta.
Thus, the edible components are the seed vessel /Pericarp and placenta along with the seed.
Thalamus is the swollen part of the pedicel which holds the flower. Thalamus is not edible in tomatoes.
So, the correct answer to the given question is option B. Pericarp and placenta.

Note:Nutrient supply to the embryo tissue is a function of the pericarp. Fleshy edible Thalamus occurs in Apple.
Tomato has several medicinal uses it can prevent breast cancer, bladder cancer, colon cancer. It is used to prevent diabetes. Tomatoes are also useful to prevent several cardiovascular diseases.