NTA Abhyas NEET2020BotanyMorphology of Flowering PlantsPractice
The type of placenta with a unilocular ovary and a single ovule
Options
- AMarginal
- BBasal
- CFree central
- DAxile
Correct answer
B. Basal
Step-by-step solution
In basal placentation, the ovary is bicarpellary, syncarpous and unilocular and a single ovule is borne at the base of ovary. Basal placentation is the most advance type of placentation. It is observed in most advanced family like Asteraceae and Poaceae.