Question

In which of the following plants are both male and female flowers born on the same plant and the mode of pollination can be geitonogamy or xenogamy?

Options

• Papaya

• Date Palm

• Maize

• Spinach

Answer 1

Maize

Explanation:

In maize, both male and female flowers are produced on the same plant, with pollination occurring through either geitonogamy (pollination between different flowers on the same plant) or xenogamy (pollination between flowers on other plants). All other plants included in the selections are dioecious, rendering geitonogamy impossible.