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, fruit develops from monocarpellary ovary Select the correct option from below:

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Correct answer: d) (i), (iii) and (iv) only. In mango and coconut, the fruit is known as a drupe. They develop from monocarpellary superior ovaries and are one seeded. In mango the pericarp is well differentiated into an outer thin epicarp, a middle fleshy edible mesocarp and an inner stony hard endocarp. In coconut which is also a drupe, the mesocarp is fibrous. The edible part of coconut is endosperm.

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