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Long filamentous threads protruding at the end of a young cob of maize are
Long filamentous threads protruding at the end of a young cob of maize are
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The correct option is C Styles
A corn cob is the central core of an ear of maize. The male and female flowers on the same plant. The corn silk is the stigma and style of the female part of the corn. The silk growing out the ear is the female part of a corn plant, and the tassel growing out of the top of the corn stalk is the male part. The stigma is the sticky end of the silk where pollen attaches. Style of a young cob of maize is the slender part of a pistil the situated between the ovary and stigma, where the embryo forms on the cob. Thus, the correct answer is option D.
A corn cob is the central core of an ear of maize. The male and female flowers on the same plant. The corn silk is the stigma and style of the female part of the corn. The silk growing out the ear is the female part of a corn plant, and the tassel growing out of the top of the corn stalk is the male part. The stigma is the sticky end of the silk where pollen attaches. Style of a young cob of maize is the slender part of a pistil the situated between the ovary and stigma, where the embryo forms on the cob.
Thus, the correct answer is option D.
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