Corn Flowers

Quiz

Question

The corn plant...

A. has perfect flowers.

Incorrect: Corn is monoecious, with male and female flowers on separate parts of the plant.

B. is monecious with imperfect flowers.

Correct: Corn is monoecious, with male and female flowers on separate parts of the plant.

C. is dioecious with imperfect flowers.

Incorrect: Corn is monoecious, with male and female flowers on separate parts of the plant.

D. has no flowers.

Incorrect: Corn is monoecious, with male and female flowers on separate parts of the plant.

Looks Good! Correct: Corn is monoecious, with male and female flowers on separate parts of the plant.

Question

In order to make the plants of one inbred line the female parent of a cross, the seed agronomist must...

A. remove the tassel from the plants.

Correct: A female will be missing the tassel, which is the male flower.

B. remove the shoots from the plants.

Incorrect: A female will be missing the tassel, which is the male flower.

C. remove both the tassel and shoots from the plants in this line.

Incorrect: A female will be missing the tassel, which is the male flower.

D. None of the above.

Incorrect: A female will be missing the tassel, which is the male flower.

Looks Good! Correct: A female will be missing the tassel, which is the male flower.

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