Question
Which part of the ovule stores reserve food materials?
NEET
Botany
Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
2024
NEET 2024 (Re-NEET)
NEET Botany Question (2024) — Solution
Options
- A. Nucellus
- B. Integument
- C. Placenta
- D. Funicle
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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