alleryStart learning →Three or more leaves connected at a single node is which arrangement?
AWhorled
BOpposite
CAlternate
DSpiral
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Whorled
1. Phyllotaxy is the arrangement of leaves on a stem.
2. Three or more leaves connected at one node is the whorled arrangement.
3. An opposite arrangement has exactly two leaves arising at the same point.
4. Alternate and spiral arrangements both have only one leaf per node, so neither can hold three.
_Source: OpenStax Biology (1st ed., CC BY 4.0), Ch 30 "Plant Form and Physiology", section 30.4 Leaves_
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