NEET2024BotanySexual Reproduction in Flowering PlantsActual

Which part of the ovule stores reserve food materials?

Options

ANucellus
BIntegument
CPlacenta
DFunicle

Correct answer

A. Nucellus

Step-by-step solution

Nucellus is a mass of cell enclosed within the integument and it has abundant food reserves. Each ovule has one or more protective layer called integuments. The ovule is a small structure attached to the placenta by means of a stalk called funicle.

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