Question

Cucurbits and papaya plants bear staminate and pistillate flowers. Mention the categories they are put under separately on the basis of the type of flowers they bear.

Answer 1

Cucurbits bear staminate and pistillate flowers on the same plant, so they are monoecious. Papaya plants have staminate and pistillate flowers on separate plants, so they are dioecious. Thus, cucurbits are monoecious, and papaya plants are dioecious based on the flower type they bear.