MCQ
Environment heterophylly wrt habitat is seen in-
- ACotton
- BCoriander
- CLarkspur
- ✓Buttercup
✓
Answer
Correct option: D.
Buttercup
d
Heterophylly was recently defined as leaf form alteration in response to environmental conditions
Heterophylly was recently defined as leaf form alteration in response to environmental conditions
Heterophylly is an adaptation for the plant to adapt in different conditions which can be its growth stages, or Habitat
Environmental heterophylly wrt habitat is the difference in shapes of leaves produced in air and water. eg:Buttercup
Buttercup (Ranunculus aquatilis) leaves that form when the shoot tip is under water are thin and more deeply lobed; those that form in the air are thicker and less lobed.
The plants cotton, coriander and larkspur exhibit intrinsic plasticity or heterophylly because the leaves of juvenile plants are quite different in shape from those of mature plants.
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