A summer occupation in the Corn Belt states is de-tasseling 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 have either male or female reproductive structures, but not both. Corn plants are monoecious, meaning they have separate male and female flowers on the same plant. De-tasseling involves removing the male flowers to ensure proper pollination of the female flowers with desired pollen for hybrid corn.

A Summer Occupation in the Corn Belt States Is De-Tasseling