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The Flower — Question 12

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Question 1(xii)

A biology teacher asked her students to give two examples of dioecious plants.

Ishan said: Maize and Palm.
Aashish said: Pumpkin and Papaya.
Palak said: Palm and Papaya.
Payal said: Pumpkin and Maize.

Who was correct?

  1. Ishan
  2. Aashish
  3. Palak
  4. Payal
Answer

Palak

Reason — Dioecious plants have male and female flowers on separate plants. Palm and Papaya are examples of dioecious plants whereas Maize and Pumpkin are examples of Monoecious plants where male and female flowers grow on the same plant.