Sexual Reproduction In Flowering Plant Question 2
Question: Collar like outgrowth arising from the base of ovule and forming a sort of third integument is known as [CPMT 1984; JIPMER 2002]
Options:
A) Coma
B) Caruncle
C) Aril
D) Operculum
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
Aril is a collar-like outgrowth from the base of the ovule and forms the third integument.
It is present sometimes as in Litchi and Asphodelus, or in the form of a caruncle in Ricinus (Castor).
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