MHT CET Medical202622 April 2026Evening ShiftBiologyAnatomy of Flowering PlantsActual
Match List I with List II List I (Types of stomata) List II (Group of plants where they occur) (A). Epistomatic (I). Xerophytes (B). Hypostomatic (II). Mesophytes (C). Amphistomatic (III). Hydrophytes Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Options
- A(A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (III)
- B(A) - (II), (B) - (I), (C) - (III)
- C(A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (II)
- D(A) - (III), (B) - (II), (C) - (I)
Correct answer
D. (A) - (III), (B) - (II), (C) - (I)
Step-by-step solution
Based on the distribution of stomata on the leaf surfaces, leaves are classified into different types that correlate with their ecological adaptations: Epistomatic leaves have stomata exclusively on the upper (adaxial) epidermis. This adaptation is characteristic of floating hydrophytes (like water lilies), as their lower leaf surface is in contact with water and cannot facilitate direct gas exchange with the atmosphere. Thus, (A) matches with (III). Hypostomatic leaves bear stomata mainly or entirely on the lower