Question

Match column I with column II and select the correct option from the given codes.

Column I	Column II
A. Funicle	(i) Mass of parenchymatous cells
B. Hilum	(ii) Basal part of ovule
C. Integument	(iii) One or two protective layers of ovule
D. Chalaza	(iv) Region where body of ovule fuses with funicle
E. Nucellus	(v) Stalk of ovule

• A. A-(i), B-(ii), C-(iii), D-(iv), E-(v)
• B. A-(v), B-(iv), C-(iii), D-(ii), E-(i)
• C. A-(iv), B-(ii), C-(i), D-(iii), E-(v)
• D. A-(i), B-(iii), C-(iv), D-(ii), E-(iv)

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

A-(v), B-(iv), C-(iii), D-(ii), E-(i)

The ovule is a small structure attached to the placenta by means of a stalk called funicle. The body of the ovule fuses with funicle in the region called hilum. 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 present. Opposite the micropylar end, is the chalaza. The chalaza represents the basal part of the ovule. A mass of parenchymatous cells; called nucellus; is enclosed within the integuments.

So, the correct option is 'A-(v), B-(iv), C-(iii), D-(ii), E-(i)'.