Identify the correct set of statements:(a) The leaflets are modified into pointed hard thorns in Citrus and Bougainvillea(b) Axillary buds form slender and spirally coiled tendrils in cucumber and pumpkin(c) Stem is flattened and fleshy on Opuntia and modified to perform the function of leaves(d) Rhizophora shows vertically upward growing roots that help to get oxygen for respiration(e) Subaerially growing stems in grasses and strawberry help in vegetative propagationChoose the correct answer from the options given below:
- A(b) and (c) only
- B(a) and (d) only
- C(b), (c), (d) and (e) only
- D(a), (b), (d) and (e) only
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
1. (a) is incorrect: Thorns in Citrus and Bougainvillea are modifications of the axillary bud (stem), not leaflets.2. (b) is correct: Stem tendrils develop from axillary buds.3. (c) is correct: These are called phylloclades.4. (d) is correct: These are called pneumatophores.5. (e) is correct: Runners (grass) and stolons (strawberry) help in propagation.Statements (b), (c), (d), and (e) are correct.