Morphology Of Flowering Plants Root Stem And Leaf Question 75
Question: Read the assertion and reason carefully:
Assertion : Wheat is exstipulate. Reason : Grass is ligulate.
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:
A leaf with stipules is called stipulate while the one without stipules is termed as exstipulate.
Wheat has amplexicaul stipules (enclosing stem completely).
In grasses an outgrowth is present between leaf base and lamina.
It is called ligule.
The leaf with ligule is called ligulate.
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