Question
Biology Question on sexual reproduction in flowering plants
What type of placentation is seen in sweet pea?
A
Marginal
B
Basal
C
Axile
D
Free central
Answer
Marginal
Explanation
Solution
The arrangement of ovules inside the ovary on placenta is called placentation. Sweet pea or Lathyrus odoratus belongs to family leguminosae or fabaceae and in all the members of this family the placentation is marginal in which ovary is unilocular and ovules are borne on margin.