NEETBotanySexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
How do the number and length of stamens vary?
Options
- AThey are the same in all flowers.
- BThey vary in flowers of different species.
- CThey change with the season.
- DThey depend on the age of the plant.
Correct answer
B. They vary in flowers of different species.
Step-by-step solution
the two parts of a typical stamen – the long and slender stalk called the filament, and the terminal generally bilobed structure called the anther. The proximal end of the filament is attached to the thalamus or the petal of the flower. The number and length of stamens are variable in flowers of different species. If you were to collect a stamen each from ten flowers (each from different species) and arrange them on a slide, you would be able to appreciate the large variation in size seen in nature. Careful observa