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Sexual Reproduction In Flowering Plants

Question
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Which one of the following represents an ovule, where the embryo sac becomes horse-shoe shaped and the funiculus and micropyle are close to each other?

  • Circinotropous

  • Anatropous

  • Amphitropous

  • Atropous

Solution

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Amphitropous

In an amphitropous ovule, the embryo sac becomes horse- shoe shaped and the funiculus and micropyle are close to each other. It is found in Alismaceae, Butamaceae families.

Circinotropous ovule- The nucellus and the axis are in the same line in the beginning but due to rapid growth on one side, the ovule becomes anatropous.

Anatropous ovule is a completely inverted ovule turned back 180° on its stalk.