Sex determination:
Monoecious – both female and male reproductive structures in the same organism
(hermaphrodites); most plants, earthworms;
Dioecious – individuals possessing only male or female reproductive structures
Intersex – individuals of an intermediate sexual condition (most often sterile)
stamen (male)
Sporophyte
stigma + pistil (female)
, Provides nutrition to
the embryo
Monoecious – both female and male reproductive structures in the same organism
(hermaphrodites); most plants, earthworms;
Dioecious – individuals possessing only male or female reproductive structures
Intersex – individuals of an intermediate sexual condition (most often sterile)
stamen (male)
Sporophyte
stigma + pistil (female)
, Provides nutrition to
the embryo
