Which one of the following represents an ovule, where the embryo sac becomes horse-shoe shaped and the funiculus and micropyle are close to each other?
- Amphitropous
- Circinotropous
- Atropous
- Anatropous
Answer
(1) Amphitropous
Solution
Types of ovules:
Atropous (orthotropous) – straight ovule; micropyle, chalaza and funiculus in one line.
Anatropous – body inverted through 180°; the embryo sac stays straight.
Circinotropous – the funiculus is very long and coils round the ovule.
Amphitropous – the curvature of the ovule is so marked that the nucellus and embryo sac also bend and the embryo sac becomes horse-shoe shaped; the micropyle comes to lie close to the funiculus.
∴ The described ovule is amphitropous.
Answer: (1)