Morphology of Flowering Plants Question 11

11. Stems modified into flat green organs performing the functions of leaves are known as [2016]

(a) Cladodes

(b) Phyllodes

(c) Phylloclades

(d) Scales

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Answer : c

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(c) Phylloclade refers to a portion of a flattened leaf-like stem or branch with multiple nodes and internodes, and cladode for a single internode of a phylloclade. In some plants, the petioles are flattened and widened, to become phyllodes or phyllodia.