NEET BIOLOGY

REPRODUCTION

SEXUAL REPRODUCTION IN FLOWERING PLANTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In which of the following plant the number of ovules in an ovary is one?
A
Mango
B
Orchids
C
Water melon
D
Papaya
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In plants such as wheat, paddy and mango, there is only one ovule in an ovary.

Detailed explanation-2: -paddy, mango and wheat possess single ovule in each ovary whereas papaya, watermelon and orchids contain many. Was this answer helpful?

Detailed explanation-3: -Complete Answer: Hence, we can see that plants like mango and wheat have only one seed in their fruit thus indicating that there was only one ovule in the ovary whereas plants like papaya and watermelon have multiple seeds in their fruits thus indicating that there were multiple ovules in the ovary.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ovary develops into fruit and ovules develop into seeds after fertilisation. So the plant with more than one ovule per ovary will have more than one seeds per fruit. So the answer is Papaya.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ovary of each flower has 50 ovules. How many fruits and seeds are produced by that plant respectively. Q.

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