Question

In Maize, the flowers are

• A. absent
• B. unisexual but on different plants
• C. bisexual
• D. unisexual but on the same plant

Answer 1

The correct option is D unisexual but on the same plant

A flower containing either stamens (male part) or pistils (female part) is called unisexual flower. These are of two types namely staminate (male reproductive part) which bear the stamens and pistillate bearing pistils (female reproductive part).
Some plants like maize are monoecious which have both male and female flowers on the same plant. Example: Corn.

Flowers having both male and female reproductive organs (androecium and gynoecium) are called bisexual flowers. Example: Hibiscus.