A flower that contains both stamens and pistils is called a

A flower that contains both stamens and pistils is called a

• A. Perfect flower
• B. Imperfect flower
• C. Monoecious flower
• D. Dioecious flower

Answer: (A)

Having both male and female reproductive parts in a single flower means it's a perfect (bisexual) flower. Stamens produce pollen and pistils receive pollen to fertilize ovules, so a flower with both is capable of self-pollination or cross-pollination. The terms imperfect, monoecious, and dioecious refer to the plant as a whole or to separate flowers on a plant, not to a single flower containing both sexes. An imperfect flower has only one sex, and monoecious or dioecious describe whether a plant bears both sexes on the same plant or on separate plants.

Having both male and female reproductive parts in a single flower means it's a perfect (bisexual) flower. Stamens produce pollen and pistils receive pollen to fertilize ovules, so a flower with both is capable of self-pollination or cross-pollination. The terms imperfect, monoecious, and dioecious refer to the plant as a whole or to separate flowers on a plant, not to a single flower containing both sexes. An imperfect flower has only one sex, and monoecious or dioecious describe whether a plant bears both sexes on the same plant or on separate plants.