Q15 / 180 · NEET 2015 (Phase 1) · Botany

Leaves become modified into spines in:

  • Correct answer
    A
    Opuntia
  • B
    Pea
  • C
    Onion
  • D
    Silk Cotton

Solution

  • Opuntia leaves get modified into spines to protect them from grazing animals, also reduce the area of transpiration. In this condition, the stem gets modified to phylloclade and performs photosynthesis.
  • Pea leaves are modified into tendrils.
  • Onion leaves become fleshy to store food in them.
  • Silk cotton gets modified from unifoliate leaves to multifoliate leaves.

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'A'.

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