Study the following statements and choose the correct answer:

I. Cross-pollinating flowers have extrorse anthers.
II. Samara is a type of fleshy fruit.
III. Marginal placentation has a monocarpellary, unilocular ovary.
IV. Opposite phyllotaxy is seen in guava.

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Extrorse anther dehiscence is an adaptation to facilitate the cross-pollination. Marginal Placentation is Monocarpellary unilocular ovary bears single longitudinal ovule containing placenta, that arises along the junction of two fused margins. Opposite phyllotaxy is two leaves are borne on each node lying always opposite to each other, example: Guava.

Samara is a type of Dry indehiscent fruit. Its pericarp becomes membraneous and flat like wings that help in dispersal.

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