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In a monoecious plant

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As "Mono" means single, a monoecious plant bears both male and female sex organs on the same plant. 

Updated On: Sep 3, 2024
  • male and female sex organs are on different individuals
  • male and female gametes are of two morphologically distinct types
  • male and female sex organs are on the same individual
  • all the stamens are fused to form one unit
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The Correct Option is C

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A monoecious plant has both male and female sex organs in the same plant. Examples of monoecious plants include cucurbits and coconuts.

  • Monoecious plants produce male as well as female gametes. 
  • The male part with stamens is known as the androecium.
  • The female with pistil is known as gynoecium.

 Dioecious plants, on the other hand, are unisexual, having male and female reproductive organs on different plants.

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Plants are very crucial members of the food web. They are classified as monoecious plants and dioecious plants.

As "Mono" means single, a monoecious plant bears both male and female sex organs on the same plant. A dioecious plant bears both male and female sex organs on different plants. 

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In Monoecious plants, male and female flowers are found in the same plants. The banana is the best example of a monoecious plant having both male and female flowers. 

  • Many of the plants seen in the garden are monoecious with perfect flowers.
  • For instance, lilies, Cucurbit, Chara, and Coconut are monoecious.

Unisexual plants are generally known as dioecious plants which do not have female and male flowers on one plant. Some examples of dioecious plants include Date palm, Papaya, and Marchantia.

  • Monoecious plants can allocate resources separately to male and female functions more easily than hermaphrodites.

Hence the correct answer is option C) in monoecious plants, male and female sex organs are on the same individual.

Note: Plants having both female and male sexual flowers or organs are called Monoecious plants. These male and female parts are located at different locations on the plant.

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Pre-fertilization events - Monoecious Plant

Fertilization in plants may be a process during which they undergo amphimixis in consequence of pollination and germination. During a physicochemical process, the male gametes (known as pollen) infusion with the feminine gametes (known as ovum) forms diploid zygote after carpal pollinates. The whole process happens in a zygote which later germinates into a seed. During the method, what happens is male gametes are transferred into female reproductive organs through pollinators (butterflies, birds, honey bees, bats, and flower beetles). This leads to an embryo being formed during a seed. Flowers are the reproductive organs of angiosperms and reproduce in a completely different method.

Read More: Flower Structure

The two important pre-fertilization procedures are gametogenesis and gamete transfer. The female and male reproductive forms in flowers are the androecium and the gynoecium which distinguishes and goes through development.

"Mono" means single so a monoecious plant is one that bears both male and female sex organs on same plant. The monoecious plant can produce bisexual flowers or unisexual flowers. A dioecious plant is one that bears both male and female sex organs on different plants.

Read Further: Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants