REPRODUCTION
SEXUAL REPRODUCTION IN FLOWERING PLANTS
Question
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Perfect flower
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Imperfect Flower
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Incomplete Flower
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Complete Flower
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Detailed explanation-1: -Such a flower is called unisexual flowers. Unisexual flowers are the flowers that possese either the stamen or carpel, that is, it may be a male flower or female flower. They are also known as incomplete flowers.
Detailed explanation-2: -A flower may have either male or female reproductive parts. Such a flower is called unisexual flower.
Detailed explanation-3: -An imperfect flower is one that only has male or female parts. A complete flower contains sepals, petals, pistils, and stamens. An incomplete flower is missing one of those parts.
Detailed explanation-4: -Imperfect flowers contain either the male portion OR the female portion of the flower, but not both. Corn is an example of a plant with imperfect flowers. Corn contains two flowers: the tassel and the ear. The tassel (male flower) contains the anthers and is responsible for producing pollen.
Detailed explanation-5: -Self-fertilizing plants, known as selfers, make pollen that can fertilize their own ovules (Figure 1A). If a flower has both female and male parts, it is called hermaphroditic. Sometimes there are separate female and male flowers, but they are on the same plant. These plants are called monoecious (meaning “one house”).