Morphology Of Flowering Plants Root Stem And Leaf Question 488
Question: Read the assertion and reason carefully:
Assertion : The upper surface of the leaf is darker than the lower surface. Reason : Spongy mesophyll contains less chloroplasts than palisade mesophyll cells.
Options:
A) If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
B) If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion
C) If the assertion is true but the reason is false
D) If both the assertion and reason are false
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
The palisade mesophyll lies below the upper epidermis.
The spongy parenchyma or spongy mesophyll lies between the lower epidermis and the palisade parenchyma.
The spongy mesophyll cells contain chloroplasts but fewer than present in the palisade parenchyma.
As the chloroplasts are more abundant in the compact palisade mesophyll cells than the loosely arranged mesophyll cells, the upper surface of the leaf appears deeper green as compared to the lower surface.
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