Assertion : Most common type of ovule is anatropous.
Reason : Anatropous ovule is horse-shoe shaped

Options

A. Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct explanation of assertion (A).
B. Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true but reason (R) is not the correct explanation of assertion (A).
C. Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
D. Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true

Answer

C

Explanation

Funiculus lies at the micropylar end and due to the unilateral growth of the ovule is called anatropous ovule. In angiosperms, when the curvature of the ovule affects the nucellus and later it becomes horse shoe-shaped. Such ovule is called amphitropous.