Morphology Of Flowering Plants Root Stem And Leaf Question 358

Question: Thorns differ from prickles in having

Options:

A) Vascular supply

B) Endogenous origin

C) Bark

D) All of these

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

Prickles are superficial (exogenous origin) outgrowths in any part of stem, branch, leaf and do not have vascular supply.

Thorns are modified stem and differ from spines and prickles for example, Bougainvillea, Carissa and Duranta.