NEETBotanySexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
What would you observe if you arranged stamens from ten different flowers on a slide?
Options
- AIdentical size and shape
- BLarge variation in size
- CNo visible differences
- DUniform length
Correct answer
B. Large variation in size
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