NEETBotanyPlant - Growth and Development
Read the following statements and choose the following option: 1. All the changes in a plants life from germination to senescence is termed as development 2. Heterophylly in larkspur is an example of plasticity 3. Difference in shapes of leaves produced in air and those produced in water in buttercup also represent the heterophyllous development due to environment 4. Plants follow different pathways in response to en
Options
- AOnly 4 is correct
- BBoth 1 and 2 is incorrect
- COnly 1 is correct
- DAll are correct
Correct answer
D. All are correct
Step-by-step solution
Development is a term that includes all changes that an organism goes through during its life cycle from germination of the seed to senescence.Plants follow different pathways in response to environment or phases of life to form different kinds of structures. This ability is called plasticity, e.g., heterophylly in cotton, coriander and larkspur.