Identify the correct set of statements: Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- (B) and (C) only
- (A) and (D) only
- (B), (C), (D) and (E) only
- (A), (B), (D) and (E) only
Answer
(3) (B), (C), (D) and (E) only
Solution
A: Incorrect – as per NCERT, the thorns of Citrus and Bougainvillea are modified axillary buds (stem), not leaflets.
B: Correct – in cucumber and pumpkin, axillary buds form slender, spirally coiled stem tendrils.
C: Correct – Opuntia has a flattened, fleshy, green stem (phylloclade) that performs the function of leaves.
D: Correct – Rhizophora (mangrove) has pneumatophores, roots growing vertically upwards to get oxygen for respiration.
E: Correct – sub-aerially growing stems (runners, stolons) of grasses and strawberry spread to new niches and help in vegetative propagation.
∴ Correct statements: B, C, D and E.
Answer: (3)