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 third integument.
It is present sometimes as in Litchi and Asphodelus or in the form of caruncle in Ricinus (Castor).