Question

Tegmen of the seed develops from

• A. perisperm
• B. funiculus
• C. inner integument
• D. outer integument

Answer 1

The correct option is C inner integument

After fertilisation, the ovary develops into fruit and the ovule develops into the seed. The outer integument of the ovule develops into the outer seed coat and the inner integument develops into the inner seed coat. The outer seed coat is called the testa while the inner coat is called the tegmen.
The nucellus is a mass of parenchymal cells found within the integuments of the ovule. After fertilisation, it may disappear or persist in the seed (known as perisperm).
Funiculus is the stalk that attaches the ovule to the placenta.