What is the direction of micropyle in anatropous ovule?
- Upwards
- Downward
- Right
- Left
Answer
(2) Downward
Solution
In an anatropous ovule the body of the ovule is completely inverted (turned through 180 ) on the funicle.
⇒ The micropyle comes to lie close to the funicle and the hilum, facing downward towards the placenta, while the chalaza faces upward (as in the NCERT figure of a typical anatropous ovule).
∴ The micropyle in an anatropous ovule is directed downward.
Answer: (2)