Q. | Monoecious, female, pedicel, sepals and petals, thalamus, torus, receptacle, male, unisexual, bisexual, dioecious. |
Use the above phrases to fill in the blanks.
Flower is a condensed shoot which is specialized to carry out sexual reproduction. It is borne over a stalk called ........ (1) .............
There is a broad base called .........(2) ............
Thalamus bears four types of floral organs-sepals, petals,stamens and carpels. ................(3) ........................ have no direct function in sexual reproduction.
They are called accessory or non-essential floral organs.
Stamens and carpels are essential floral organs as they take part in sexual reproduction.
Stamens are .........(4) ........... reproductive organs while carpels are ......... (5) .......... reproductive organs.
Flowers are called ..........(6) ............. if they have either stamens (male or staminate) or carpels (female or pistillate), e.g., papaya, watermelon.
They are known as ..........(7)..........if the flowers possess both stamens and carpels, e.g.,Mustard, Hibiscus. Plants with unisexual flowers are called .......... (8) .......... if both male and female flowers occur on the same individual (e.g., Maize, Watermelon).
They are called ........... (9) ........ if male and female flowers are found on different individuals (e.g., Papaya).
