Sexual Reproduction In Flowering Plant Question 153

Question: Read the assertion and reason carefully:

Assertion : In hemianatropous ovule, the funicle lies parellel to body of ovule Reason : Here, body of ovule has rotated by $ 90{}^\circ $ . [AIIMS 1999]

Options:

A) If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion

B) If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion

C) If the assertion is true but the reason is false

D) If the assertion is false but reason is true

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

When funicle lies at right angle to body of ovule and micropyle, the ovule is called hemianatropous or body of ovule has rotated by 90°.