Most of the Flesh of an Apple is an Enlarged

Question

Most of the flesh of an apple is an enlarged ____.  
A) receptacle
B) carpel
C) drupe
D) pepo
E) hesperidium

Accepted Answer

The majority of an apple's flesh is actually an enlarged receptacle, which swells up around the fruit's ovaries. The ovaries of the apple are contained within the core of the fruit, and the edible part that we eat is the swollen receptacle that surrounds the core.