Class 12 · Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants

Ovule Structure and Variation — NEET Biology

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Class XI. Arising from the placenta are the megasporangia, commonly called ovules. The number of ovules in an ovary may be one (wheat, paddy, mango) to many (papaya, water melon, orchids).

NCERT Biology · Class 12 · Chapter 1 · Paragraph 24
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Why is the number of ovules variable in different plant species?

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Correct answer: C Due to evolutionary and reproductive adaptations

Some species have one ovule per ovary, others have many, based on their reproductive strategy.

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Class XI. Arising from the placenta are the megasporangia, commonly called ovules.
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Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants, Class 12 NCERT Biology.

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