BIOLOGY
JAMB 2016 - Question 41
Biology 2016 JAMB Past Questions - Question 41: The arrangement of ovules attached to the sides of a syncarpous ovary with a single chamber is referred to as
Correct Answer
C
Explanation
Parietal placentation is one in which the ovules are attached to the placenta located along the inner walls of the syncarpous ovary(many fused ovaries) and st has one chamber or loci^us e.g pawpaw, melon. Central placentation is one in which the ovules are attached to a centrally located placenta of a syncarpous ovary and it has one chamber e.g primose. Axile placentation is one in which the ovules are attached to the centrally located placenta of a syncarpous ovary with two or more chambers separated by septa eg tomato, orange. Marginal placentation is one in which the ovules are attached to the placenta located at the margin of the inner wail of a monocarpous ovary and it has one chamber eg bean, crotalaria.

