Question

A flower may have either male or female reproductive parts. Such a flower is called ________.

Answer 1

Unisexual flower:

1. The flowers that consists of only the male or female reproductive organs are called unisexual flowers.
2. They are also called incomplete flowers and in order to reproduce, they have to undergo cross-pollination.
3. They do not have both stamen and carpels present in the same flower.
4. Instead of this, they will either have stamen (male reproductive organ) or carpel (female reproductive organ).
5. A unisexual flower having no androecium is called a pistillate flower because the pistil or the gynoecium is the female reproductive part of the flower.
6. Examples: Papaya, White mulberry and Watermelon.

Final answer: A flower may have either male or female reproductive parts. Such a flower is called unisexual.