Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants Question 53

53. What is the direction of micropyle in anatropous ovule?

(a) upward

(b) downward

(c) right

(d) left

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Answer : b

Hints & Solutions

(d) The outermost covering of the pollen grain is made of sporopollenin. Sporopollenin is highly cross-linked polymer composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that is extraordinarily stable and has been found chemically intact in sedimentary rocks some 500 million years old.