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Question 101

A stamen is the male part of a flower. Which two structures make up a stamen?

  1. A stigma and a style
  2. An anther and a filamentCorrect answer
  3. An ovary and an ovule
  4. A petal and a sepal

Explanation

The male part is made of the pollen-producing head together with the stalk that holds it out where a pollinator or the wind can reach it. Stamen and stigma sound alike, and that similarity is what tempts students to pair them, but the stigma belongs firmly to the female side of the flower.

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