Question

Edible part of guava is–
(A) Thalamus and pericarp
(B) Entire pulpit
(C) Endocarp
(D) None of the above.

Answer 1

Hint: Guava is a berry which is a simple succulent type of tree fruit which has a fleshy and edible pericarp. The scientific name of guava is – Sodium guava.

Complete Answer:
- A fruit is the fleshy or dry ripened ovary of a flowering part, enclosing the seed or seeds.
- In angiosperms, the thalamus is the thickened part of a pellicle from which the flower agars grow. In some accessory permits, for example the strawberry guava, the thalamus gives rise to the edible part of the fruit.
- In fleshy profits, the pericarp is made up of three distinct layers: the epicure, the endocarp and the monocarpic.
- In fleshy fruits, the outer layer is the pericarp which is the tissue that develops from the ovary wall of the flower and surrounds the seed to protect it in environments apart from the parent pint.

Hence, The edible part of guava is – (A)Thalamus and pericarp.

Note: Guava is a common tropical fruit cultivated in many tropical and subtropical regions.