Identify the correct set of statements regarding the morphology of leaves: (a) In peas, axillary buds are modified into slender coiled tendrils for climbing. (b) The fleshy leaves of onion and garlic are modified to store food. (c) In Australian acacia, the leaves are small and short-lived, and the petioles expand, become green and synthesise food. (d) In leguminous plants, the leaf base expands into a sheath coverin

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Statement (a) is incorrect because in peas, the upper leaflets are modified into tendrils for climbing, whereas axillary buds are modified into tendrils in gourds and grapevines. Statement (b) is correct as the fleshy leaves of onion and garlic are modified to store food. Statement (c) is correct because in Australian acacia, the leaves are small and short-lived, and the petioles expand to form a green, photosynthetic structure called a phyllode. Statement (d) is incorrect because in leguminous plants, the leaf bas