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MHT CET · BIOLOGY · STD 12 - 1. Reproduction in Lower and Higher Plants

Stalk of an anatropous angiosperm ovule is called ________.

  1. A chalaza
  2. B placenta
  3. C funiculus
  4. D hilum
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(C) funiculus

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i. Chalaza = base opposite micropyle
ii. Hilum = point of attachment of ovule to funiculus
iii. Placenta = tissue in ovary wall, not part of ovule