Neet Solved Paper 2013 Question 5
Question: Megasporangium is equivalent to
Options:
A) embryo sac
B) fruit
C) nucellus
D) ovule
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Answer:
Correct Answer: D
Solution:
- An ovule (megasporangium) generally has a single embryo sac formed from a megaspore through reduction division. It is a small structure attached to the placenta by means of a stalk called funicle. Ovule $ \to $ Megaspore Mother Cell (MMC) by meiosis $ \to $ Megaspore Each has one or two protective envelopes called integuments. Nucellus is a mass of cells enclosed with the integuments. Fruits develop from the ovary of flower, other floral parts degenerate and fall off.
