A new kind of lemon tree produces megasporangia and microsporangia in separate flowers on the same plant.This plant has _______ flowers and is _______.

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The presence of separate megasporangia and microsporangia flowers suggests that the plant is imperfect. The fact that both types of flowers are present on the same plant indicates that it is monoecious, meaning that it has both male and female reproductive structures on the same individual. The plant is not dioecious, as that would mean that separate male and female individuals exist. Finally, a clone would imply that the plant is an exact genetic copy of another individual, which is not suggested in the scenario.

A New Kind of Lemon Tree Produces Megasporangia and Microsporangia