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Read the following statements and select the correct option.
Statement 1 : Unisexual flowers are either staminate flowers or pistillate flowers.
Statement 2: Both monoeious and dioeious plants have unisexual flowers.

A

Both statements 1 and 2 are correct.

B

Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is incorrect.

C

Statement 1 is incorrect but statement 2 is correct.

D

Both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect.

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In flowering plants, the unisexual male flower is staminate, i.e., bearing stamens, while the female flower is pistillate i.e., bearing pistils. In some flowering plants, both male and female may be present on same individual (monoecious ) or on separate individuals (dioecious).
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