NEET Biology question

Biology Morphology of Flowering Plants NEET

In the aquatic plant *Ranunculus flabellaris* (buttercup), submerged leaves are highly dissected whereas the emerged leaves are broad and lobed. This is an example of

(A)heterophylly
(B)environmental plasticity
(C)phenology
(D)both (a) and (b)Correct

Answer: (D)

Solution

This classic example — finely dissected submerged leaves versus broad lobed aerial leaves on the same buttercup plant — is simultaneously an instance of heterophylly (different

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