Read the following statements and find out the incorrect statements.
a. The placenta is located inside the locule. Arising from the placenta are the ovules.
b. The number of ovules in an ovary may be one (papaya, watermelon and orchids) to many (wheat, paddy and mango).
c. Each ovule has one or two protective envelops called integuments.
d. Integuments encircle the ovule except at the tip where a small opening called the chalaza is organised. Opposite the chalaza is the micropylar end.
e. Enclosed within the integuments is a mass of cells called the perisperin.

Options

A. b, d and e
B. a, c and d
C. b, c and e
D. a, b and d

Answer

A

Explanation

• The number of ovules in an ovary may be many (papaya, watermelon and orchids) to one (wheat, paddy and mango).
• Enclosed within the integuments is a mass of cells called the nucellus.
• Each ovule has one or two protective envelopes called integuments. Integuments encircle the ovule except at the tip where a small opening called the micropyle is organised. Opposite the micropylar end, is the chalaza, representing the basal part of the ovule.