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Morphology Of Flowering Plants

Question
CBSEENBI11002302

The hilum is a scar on the 

  • seed, where funicle was attached

  • fruit, where it was attached to pedicel

  • fruit, where style was present

  • seed, where micropyle was present

Solution

A.

seed, where funicle was attached

The hilum is a scar(mark) on the seed, produced by separation from its funicle or placenta. The point of attachment of the body of the ovule (later which form seed) with the funicle is known as hilum.