A flower that contains both male and female parts is a/an ____ flower.

A flower that contains both male and female parts is a/an ____ flower.

• A. Incomplete
• B. Complete
• C. Monoecious
• D. Dioecious

Answer: (B)

Having both male and female parts in a single flower means it contains the structures needed for reproduction in one bloom—the male parts (stamens) and the female part (pistil). In this terminology, that makes the flower complete, because it has the essential floral parts present. An incomplete flower would be missing one or more of these parts, like petals, sepals, stamens, or pistil. The terms monoecious and dioecious describe the plant’s overall sexual pattern, not an individual flower: monoecious plants bear both male and female flowers on the same plant, while dioecious plants have male and female flowers on separate plants. So a flower with both reproductive parts is classified as complete.

Having both male and female parts in a single flower means it contains the structures needed for reproduction in one bloom—the male parts (stamens) and the female part (pistil). In this terminology, that makes the flower complete, because it has the essential floral parts present. An incomplete flower would be missing one or more of these parts, like petals, sepals, stamens, or pistil. The terms monoecious and dioecious describe the plant’s overall sexual pattern, not an individual flower: monoecious plants bear both male and female flowers on the same plant, while dioecious plants have male and female flowers on separate plants. So a flower with both reproductive parts is classified as complete.