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Modifications of Leaf (Level :Competitive)

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What is the function of leaves with large parenchymatous cells and a big central vacuole?

  1. Defense

  2. Conserve loss of water

  3. Floating over the surface of water

  4. To prepare food for the plant


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The function of leaves with large parenchymatous cells and a big central vacuole is to prevent the loss of water.

The entire leaf is modified into tendril in

  1. sweet pea

  2. wild pea

  3. naravelia

  4. smilax


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Entire leaf is modified into tendrils in sweet pea.

In which plant is petiole modified into tendrils?

  1. Smilax

  2. Glory lily

  3. Clematis

  4. Zizyphus


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Petiole is modified into tendrils in clematis.

The thick and fleshy part of onion is

  1. stem

  2. flower

  3. scale leaves

  4. leaves


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The thick and fleshy part of onion, which stores water and food, are scale leaves.

The leaves of aloe are modified to perform the function of

  1. defense

  2. absorption

  3. support

  4. storage


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The leaves of Aloe are modified to perform the function of storage.

Which part of the leaf is modified into lid in pitcher plant?

  1. Leaf base

  2. Peiole

  3. Leaf apex

  4. Lamina


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The leaf apex is modified into a lid to attract the insects.

Bladder of Utricularia and pitcher of Nepenthes are

  1. stems

  2. leaves

  3. flowers

  4. fruits


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The bladder of Utricularia and pitcher of Nepenthes are modifications of leaves.

In which of the following plants are leaves modified into roots?

  1. Bignonia

  2. Acacia

  3. Salvinia

  4. Agave


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In Salvinia, one out of three leaves present at nodes gets modified into adventitious roots, which help in floating.

In bipinnately compound leaf of parkinsonia, the secondary rachis gets modified to

  1. phylloclade

  2. phyllode

  3. tendrils

  4. spines


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In bipinnately compound leaf of parkinsonia, the secondary rachis gets modified to phyllode.

The spine in Opuntia is a modification of

  1. whole leaf

  2. margin and leaf apex

  3. minute leaves of the axillary bud

  4. leaf-apex


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In opuntia, the minute leaves of the axillary bud are modified into spines.

Which leaf modification helps Bignonia in climbing?

  1. Leaf tendrils

  2. Leaflet hooks

  3. Leaf roots

  4. Scale leaves


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In Bignonia, the three terminal leaflets get modified into claw-like hooks which help in climbing.

Opposite superposed phyllotaxy is seen in

  1. hibiscus

  2. ocimum

  3. nerium

  4. guava


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Guava has opposite superposed phyllotaxy.

What does phyllotaxy refer to?

  1. Emerging out of shoot and root from the seed

  2. Arrangement of leaves on stem

  3. Arrangement of petals on the flower

  4. Arrangement of flowers on shoot system


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Phyllotaxy is the arrangement of leaves on the stem and branches.

In which phyllotaxy leaf are the pairs at 90 degrees to each other?

  1. Opposite superposed

  2. Opposite decussate

  3. Verticillate

  4. Distichous


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In this type, one pair of leaf is placed at right angle to the next pair of leaf.

Which of the following plants exhibits anisophylly?

  1. Ranunculus

  2. Datura

  3. Heterophylla

  4. Limnophylla


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Datura exhibits anisophylly.

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