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Question 17: Examine a few flowers of any cucurbit plant and try to identify the staminate and pistillate flowers. Do you know any other plant that bears unisexual flowers?

Class 12 - Biology - Reproduction in Organisms Page 18

Answer 1

flowers which bears stamen is called staminate flowers.
a stamen consists of long slender filament and bilobed anth

flowera which bear pistillate are called pistillate flowers.
pistill also known as gynoecium, fale reproductive organ of a plant.it consiats of stigma, style and ovary.
unisexual flower: papaya, having on one reproductive organ.

Answer 2

Cucurbit plant bears unisexual flowers as these flowers have either the stamen or the pistil. The staminate flowers bear bright, yellow coloured petals along with stamens that represent the male reproductive structure. On the other hand, the pistillate flowers bear only the pistil that represents the female reproductive structure. Other examples of plants that bear unisexual flowers are corn, papaya, cucumber, etc.
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