Question

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

which flower may get pollinated by flower ‘b’?

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.
3. In figure (c) only androecium is present, it produces only pollen grains.
4. So flower (b) may get pollination by flower (c).

Final answer: Flower (b) may get pollination by flower (c).