Multiple choice

When both, the staminate and pistillate whorls are lacking, the flower is called _____.

  1. pistillode

  2. staminodes

  3. staminate

  4. neuter

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D Correct answer
Explanation

A neuter flower lacks both stamens (male part) and pistils (female part), making it non-reproductive. Examples include flowers of ray florets in sunflower. Neither pistillode (non-functional pistil) nor staminodes (non-functional stamens) fully describes the absence of both whorls.