NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -When a single fruit develops from a single ovary of a single flower, it is called a simple fruit. Drupe is a type of simple fruit in which the pericarp or fruit wall is differentiated into thin epicarp (skin) fleshy mesocarp and stony endocarp. Hence.it is also called as stone fruit, e.g., Mango.

Detailed explanation-2: -Drupe is a type of fruit wherein, the pericarp or fruit wall is differentiated into thin epicarp(skin), fleshy mesocarp and stony endocarp. Hence, it is also called as stone fruit, e.g., mango, coconut, peach, almond, trapa etc. In mango, mesocarp is juicy and edible.

Detailed explanation-3: -Botanically, mango is a drupe, consisting of an outer skin, a fleshy edible portion, and a central stone enclosing a single seed – also called stone fruit, like a plum, cherry, or peach.

Detailed explanation-4: -A drupe is a type of fruit in which an outer fleshy part surrounds a shell (what we sometimes call a pit) with a seed inside. Some examples of drupes are peaches, plums, and cherries-but walnuts, almonds, and pecans are also drupes. They’re just drupes in which we eat the seed inside the pit instead of the fruit!

Detailed explanation-5: -Solution : Drupe fruit is found in Mango and Coconut.