Question

The fruit of watermelon is
A. Pome
B. cirrhosis
C. pepo
D. drupe.

Answer 1

Hint:-The ovary of the flower after the fertilization will develop into fruit and the seeds inside the fruit are formed from the ovules of the ovary.
Watermelon belongs to the family Cucurbitaceae which grows on a vine.

Complete step-by-step solution:-
- Based on their nature fruits can be divided into fleshy fruit and dry fruits.
- Fleshy fruit-they can be further divided into the ones formed from a single flower and the one developed from a group of flowers.
- They will have either one seed or many seeds.
- The fruits may be fleshy or dry in nature.

• A. Pome: They have several seeds that are surrounded by a tough membrane. This membrane is surrounded by a fleshy edible layer. It is also called as false fruit. Eg: Apple

B. Sorosis: This type of fruit is developed from the entire inflorescence.

- They are derived from catkin, spike, or spadix type of inflorescence. Example: Jackfruit, Pineapple.

C. Pepo: This type of fruit develops from an inferior ovary with parietal placentation.

- The seeds of this fruit are attached to the placenta. Example -Cucurbita.

D. Drupe: In this type of fruit, the wall of fruit is divided into epicarp, fleshy mesocarp, and stony endocarp.

- It is also called stone fruit. Example: Mango, Coconut.

The fruit of watermelon is pepo. The correct answer is option C.



Note:-
- The fleshy edible portion of the fruit is called the endosperm.
- This endosperm provides nutrition to the developing embryo.
- Fruits are also classified based on their development.
- If the fruit develops only from the ovary then it is called true fruits.Most of the fruits are developed from the ovary.
- In some cases, fruit develops from parts of the flower other than the ovary which is called as the false fruit. Example -Apple.