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A bamboo species that flowers once after many years, produces seeds and then dies, illustrates:

Answer: Monocarpic reproduction.

  • A Polycarpic reproduction
  • B Monocarpic reproduction
  • C Vegetative propagation
  • D Continuous breeding

Correct answer: B. Monocarpic reproduction

Explanation: Monocarpic plants such as certain bamboos flower only once in their lifetime, set a large quantity of seed, and then die.

Labeled diagram of a mature flower showing sepals, petals, stamens (anther and filament), and the pistil (stigma, style, ovary with ovules)

Structure of a mature flower. Image: LadyofHats (Mariana Ruiz), Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Concept context

Asexual and sexual reproduction, flower anatomy, pollination, fertilization, and seed development.

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