NEETBiologySexual Reproduction in Flowering PlantsMCQ+4 / −1
The body of the ovule is fused within the
funicle at
- AChalaza
- BHilum
- CMicropyle
- DNucellus
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Correct answer: B
The attachment point of funicle and body of ovule is known as hilum. A hilum is a scar or mark left on a seed coat by the former attachment to the ovary wall or to the funiculus (which in turn attaches to the ovary wall). A hilum can also be a nucleus of a starch grain; the point around which layers of starch are deposited.
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