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Question
(a) Coconut palm is monoecious, while date palm is dioecious. Why are they so called?
Solution
- Coconut palm is monoecious because both male and female flowers are borne on the same plant.
- Date palm is dioecious because these plants bears exclusively either male flowers or female flowers.
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