A dicotyledonous plant bears flowers but never produces fruits and seeds. The most probable cause for the above situation is:
a. The plant is dioecious and bears only pistillate flowers
b. The plant is dioecious and bears both pistillate and staminate flowers
c. The plant is monoecious
d. The plant is dioecious and bears only staminate flowers.
The answer is the option (d) Plant is dioecious and bears only staminate flowers.
Option (a) is incorrect since a pistillate flower can be pollinated from pollen grains from another flower. A dioecious flower can show self or cross-pollination and hence can be transformed into fruit. So, option (d) is the correct answer.