NEET2024BotanyAnatomy of Flowering PlantsActual
Bulliform cells are responsible for
Options
- AProtecting the plant from salt stress.
- BIncreased photosynthesis in monocots.
- CProviding large spaces for storage of sugars.
- DInward curling of leaves in monocots.
Correct answer
D. Inward curling of leaves in monocots.
Step-by-step solution
In grasses, certain adaxial epidermal cells along the veins modify themselves into large, empty, colourless cells. These are called bulliform cells. When the bulliform cells in the leaves have absorbed water and are turgid, the leaf surface is exposed. When they are flaccid due to water stress, they make the leaves curl inwards to minimise water loss.