In America, a summer occupation in the Corn Belt states is de-tasselling the corn: removing unwanted male flowers so that female flowers on the same plant are pollinated by the desired pollen for the hybrid corn. What does this tell you about corn? The flowers are ________.
A) perfect and the plant is dioecious
B) perfect and the plant is monoecious
C) imperfect and the plant is dioecious
D) imperfect and the plant is monoecious

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Corn flowers are imperfect, meaning they lack either male or female reproductive structures. However, corn plants are monoecious, meaning they have both male and female flowers on the same plant. Removing unwanted male flowers (de-tasselling) allows for selective pollination of the desired female flowers with the desired pollen, leading to hybrid corn.

In America, a Summer Occupation in the Corn Belt States