NEETBotanyMorphology of Flowering Plants
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.