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An organism that bears only one kind of reproductive organ, being either male or female, is described as:

Answer: unisexual.

  • A hermaphrodite
  • B bisexual
  • C monoecious
  • D unisexual

Correct answer: D. unisexual

Explanation: Unisexual (dioecious in plants) organisms carry a single sex; hermaphrodites carry both.

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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