A dicotyledonous plant bears flowers but never produces fruits and seeds. The most probable cause for the above situation is ----------------------.

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A dicotyledonous plant bears flowers but never produces fruits and seeds. The most probable cause for the above situation is ----------------------. (A) plant is dioecious and bears only pistillate flowers (B) plant is dioecious and bears both pistillate and staminate flowers (C) plant is monoecious (D) a plant is dioecious and bears only staminate flowers

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Dioecious plants are those which have separate male and female individuals. The male plant bears only staminate flowers. It produces pollen but lacks ovary thus, never produces fruit.

Q. A dicotyledonous plant bears flowers but never produces fruits and seeds. The most probable cause for the above situation is ----------------------.

plant is dioecious and bears only pistillate flowers

plant is dioecious and bears both pistillate and staminate flowers

plant is monoecious

a plant is dioecious and bears only staminate flowers

Dioecious plants are those which have separate male and female individuals. The male plant bears only staminate flowers. It produces pollen but lacks ovary thus, never produces fruit.