alleryWhat is the swollen leaf base of some leguminous plants called?
- Leaf sheath
- Pulvinus
- Stipule
- Rachis
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Correct answer: B. Pulvinus
In some legumes the leaf base swells into a cushion-like pulvinus.
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In monocotyledons, the leaf base usually expands into what?
- A pair of stipules
- A sheath around the stem
- A tendril at the node
- A swollen pulvinus
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Correct answer: B. A sheath around the stem
Monocot leaf bases widen into a sheath that wraps the stem partly or wholly.
Root hairs develop from epidermal cells of which root region?
- Root cap region
- Region of maturation
- Meristematic region
- Region of elongation
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Correct answer: B. Region of maturation
Cells of the maturation zone differentiate, and some epidermal cells there grow into root hairs.
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