NEET Biology question
Study the following columns and choose the correct matching.
Column-I: (A) Entire leaf modified into a spine (B) Leaf except stipules modified into a tendril (C) Stipules modified into a tendril (D) First leaf of axillary bud modified into a spine Column-II: (1) Clematis (2) Citrus (3) Euphorbia (4) Lathyrus (5) Smilax
Answer: (A)
Solution
In some Euphorbia species the entire leaf is reduced to a spine (A-3). In sweet pea (Lathyrus), the leaf (leaflets) other than the stipules is modified into a tendril, the stipules remaining as leafy structures (B-4).
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