Question

What difference is there in the shape of stems that are used for climbing and those used for carrying out the functions of a leaf?

Answer 1

The stems that are used for climbing are known as stem tendril, its a leafless. thin spirally coiled branch formed that help in climbing the neighbouring objects.E.g., Passiflora. While, Pylloclade carry out the function of a leaf, its a green, flattened or cylindrical stem.