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Following are the statements about sun leaves and shade leaves. (i) Chloroplasts are mostly restricted to palisade mesophyll cells in sun leaves but are evenly present in spongy and palisade mesophyll in shade leaves. (ii) The density of stomata is low in sun leaves and high in shade leaves. (iii) Starch accumulation in chloroplasts of sun leaves is higher compared to that in shade leaves. (iv) Sun leaves are larger

Options

  1. Aii and iv
  2. Bi and iii
  3. Ci and ii
  4. Diii and iv

Correct answer

B. i and iii

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