Morphology Of Flowering Plants Root Stem And Leaf Question 63

Question: Read the assertion and reason carefully:

Assertion : Phyllotaxy deals with morphology of leaves. Reason : Foliage denotes all leaves of a plant.

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 the assertion is false but reason is true

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

Leaf is a green, dissimilar exogenous lateral outgrowth which is borne on the node of a stem or its branch and is specialised to perform photosynthesis.

All the green leaves of a plant are collectively called foliage.

Phyllotaxy is the arrangement of leaves on the stem or its branches.