Match Column I with Column II.
Column I | Column II | ||
A | Leaf tendril | i | Venus-fly-trap |
B | Spines | ii | Onion |
C | Fleshy leaves | iii | Cacti |
D | Trap leaves | iv | Pea |
Choose the correct answer from the options given.
A | B | C | D | |
1 | iv | iii | ii | i |
2 | iii | iv | i | ii |
3 | iv | iii | i | ii |
4 | iii | i | iv | ii |
Leaf tendrils - leaf modification for providing mechanical support for climbing - Ex: Pea leaflets, Complete leaf of Lathyrus, Stipules of Smilax, leaf apex of Gloriosa, Petiole of Nepenthes.
Spines - modified leaf for defence or protection from grazing animals - Ex: Complete leaf as in cacti like Opuntia, leaf margin, apex and surface of Solanum xanthocarpum, leaf margin of Aloe, Stipules of Acacia arabica
Fleshy leaves - These leaves store food materials or water or both - Ex: Onion, Garlic, Cabbage, Aloe, Bryophyllum.
Trap leaves - leaves modified for attracting, catching, killing insects and digesting the protein part of it for nitrogenous requirement as seen in insectivorous or carnivorous plants - Lamina of Nepenthes, leaflet of Dionaea or Venus-fly-trap, lamina of Drosera and segments of lamina of Utricularia are modified as insect traps.
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