Question

describe the three modifications in leaf​

Answer 1

Answer:

Leaf Tendrils: In weak- stemmed plants, leaf or a part of leaf gets modified into green thread like structures called tendrils which help in climbing around the support.

Leaf-spines: Leaves of certain plants become wholly or partially modified for defensive purpose into sharp, pointed structures known as spines

Answer 2

Modification Definition Example

1) Tendrils The leaves are modified into slender wiry And

coiled structures called leaf tendrils and support climbers to climb Pisum Sativum

2) Spines The leaves modified into a pointed structure and usually protect them from herbivores. Opuntia

3) Phyllode It is a green extended structure formed by the modification of petiole or rachis of leaf that carries out photosynthesis. A