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______ underwater plant has male and female parts in the same flower.(a) Zostera(b) Ceratophyllum(c) Vallisneria(d) MaizeI have been asked this question by my college director while I was bunking the class.This intriguing question originated from Flowering Plants Reproduction topic in chapter Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants of Biology – Class 12

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The correct choice is (b) Ceratophyllum

The explanation is: Ceratophyllum is a FRESH WATER plant (submerged) which bears male and female, both, flowers on the same plant. A male flower has several (30-45) stamens. The mature anthers breaks, and rises upward and dehisce OCCURS on the surface. The pollen grains are round, with no exine. The POLLENS come in CONTACT with long and sticky stigmas for pollination.



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