Question

A pepo is a specialized berry with a tough outer rind (consisting of both receptacle tissue and exocarp). Examples of plants that produce fruits that are pepos are pumpkins, melons, squashes, and cucumbers.True / False.

Answer 1

True

Step-by-step explanation:

• Pepo is the term that is used for the plants which have fruits that are surrounded by a hard or a leathery rind along with flattened seeds and fleshy pulp.
• The inferior ovary having a parietal type of placentation is responsible for giving rise to such fruits.
• The leathery outer rind of the fruit has exocarp as well as the receptacle tissue present in it wheres the fleshy part is formed by the mesocarp and the endocarp.
• Such fruits lack internal division by a septum.
• These fruits are a type of specialized berry.
• The fruits belong to the cucurbit and squash family are called pepos and thus, pumpkins, melons, squashes, and cucumbers are all examples of pepos.