Morphology Of Flowering Plants Root Stem And Leaf Question 157
Question: In Pinguicula (butterwort), leaves are large and fleshy and bear 2 types of glands. These are
Options:
A) Stalked mucilage glands and sessile digestive glands
B) Sessile mucilage and stalked digestive glands
C) Unicellular mucilage and multicellular digestive glands
D) Both mucilage and digestive glands are alike
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
Butterwort is a small herb.
The upper surface of leaves bears mucilage and digestive glands.
If a small animal crawls to the upper surface of the leaf, it is held up in the sticky mucilage and the margins of the leaf curl inwardly to trap the animal.
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