What are Unisexual and Bisexual Flowers? Give two Examples of Each.

Q: What are unisexual and bisexual flowers? Give two examples of each.

Answer: The flower with only male and female reproductive organs is defined as a unisexual flower. They are also known as incomplete flowers. The female reproductive part is the pistils, and the male reproductive part is the stamens. A well-developed pistil has more than one ovule, style, and a stigma. On the other hand, stamens have anthers. The development of pollen permits sperm to fertilise egg cells within the ovule. A flowering plant is known as angiosperms, and a nonflowering plant is known as gymnosperms. They perform the process of reproduction by undergoing cross-pollination. 

The flower with a male reproductive part is known as androecium, and the flower with a female reproductive part is known as gynoecium. Furthermore, the unisexual flower can be divided into monoecious and dioecious flowers. The monoecious flower has male and female parts together, Self and cross-pollination can be found in monoecious flowers, but cross-pollination can be found in dioecious flowers. Flowers with male and female reproductive parts are arranged differently in unisexual and bisexual groupings. In the absence of either male or female reproductive parts, they are defined as incomplete flowers. Example of unisexual flowers is cucumber, Maize, castor bean, and Castor bean. 

On the other hand, The flowers with male and female reproductive organs are called Bisexual flowers. The Cross and Self pollution can be found in androgynous flowers. They contain both male and female reproductive parts; that’s why they can be defined as complete flowers. Examples of bisexual flowers are Hibiscus, Tomato Long beans, and Mango.

Both the unisexual and bisexual flowers need water and food, and the xylem and phloem are the parts of flowers that perform these functions. Xylem fulfills the requirements of water; on the other hand, phloem fulfills food requirements.