03-Mar-2022 Theme: 'Stamen'

(1) True or false?: Conifers do not have stamens.

Answer: A: True.

(2) What is the collective noun for all the stamens in one flower?

Answer: Androeclum.

(3) Which is the odd one out (and why)?: (a) stamen (b) stigma (c) ovule (d) style.

Answer: A: (a) stamen (stamen is a male part of a flower, the others are female parts).

(4) What is distinctive about the stamens in heteranthic plants?

Answer: Heteranthic plants have more than one kind of stamen.

(5) In what game might you employ the Stayman convention?

Answer: Bridge.

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