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A plant had leaves with long leaf apex, which was curling around support. - Biology

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Students were on an excursion to a botanical garden. They noted the following observation. Will you be able to help them in understanding those condition?

A plant had leaves with long leaf apex, which was curling around support.

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Solution

  1. Students must have observed leaf tip tendril.
  2. In some weak stems, leaf apex modifies into thin, green, wiry, coiled structure called as leaf tendril.
  3. Such leaf tendrils, help in climbing by curling around a support.
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Chapter 9: Morphology of Flowering Plants - Exercise [Page 115]

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Balbharati Biology [English] 11 Standard Maharashtra State Board
Chapter 9 Morphology of Flowering Plants
Exercise | Q 5. (E) | Page 115
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