Sexual Reproduction In Flowering Plant Question 30

Question: Read the assertion and reason carefully:

Assertion : Unisexual flowers have separate male and female flowers.

Reason : Both monoecious or dioecious plants have unisexual flowers.

Options:

A) If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion

B) If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion

C) If the assertion is true but the reason is false

D) If both the assertion and reason are false

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

Unisexual or diclinous flowers means separate male and female flowers.

When they are borne by one and the same plant, such a plant is said to be monoecious.

When they are borne by two separate plants, they are called dioecious.