NEET
- Exam
- NEET
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- Botany
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- Morphology of Flowering Plants
NEET · Botany · Morphology of Flowering Plants
What is the definition of a simple leaf?
What is the definition of a simple leaf?
Options
- AA leaf with a divided lamina
- BA leaf with an undivided lamina
- CA leaf with multiple midribs
- DA leaf without a bud in the axil
Correct answer
B. A leaf with an undivided lamina
Step-by-step solution
A leaf is said to be simple, when its lamina is entire or when incised, the incisions do not touch the midrib. When the incisions of the lamina reach up to the midrib breaking it into a number of leaflets, the leaf is called compound. A bud is present in the axil of petiole in both simple and compound leaves, but not in the axil of leaflets of the compound leaf.