Question

Study the three flowers (a), (b) and (c) in the following figure. Then answer the questions.

Which flower makes pollen and eggs?

Answer 1

Bisexual flower:

1. Some plants have both male (stamen) and (carpel) reproductive parts present in same flower is called bisexual flowers.
2. It produces both pollen and egg.
3. In figure a both gynoecium and androecium are present.

Unisexual flower:

1. Some plants have only female parts present, such flowers are called unisexual flower.
2. In figure b only gynoecium is present, it produces only eggs.

Unisexual flower:

1. Some plants have only male parts present, such flowers are called unisexual flower.
2. In figure c only androecium is present, it produces only pollen.

Final answer: Flower (a) makes pollen only.