Question

Megasporangium is equivalent to:

• A. Embryo sac
• B. Fruit
• C. Nucellus
• D. Ovule

Answer 1

The correct option is D

Ovule

The correct option is option D.

Explanation of the correct answer:

1. Megasporangium is equivalent to the ovule which is present inside the ovary that is connected to the cushion which is referred to as the placenta.
2. It consists of a single embryo sac that is formed from a megaspore employing reduction division.

Explanation of the incorrect options:

Option A:

The female gametophyte of a seed plant, within the nucellus, s called the embryo sac.

Option B:

Fruit is an ovary that is matured and its associated parts.

Option C:

The nucellus is the ovary's central part which contains the embryo sac.

Final answer: Megasporangium is equivalent to the ovule.