Question

Which among the following statements is incorrect about leaves?

(a) Simple leaves are those leaves that are either entire or incised without touching the mid-rib

(b) Compound leaves are those leaves in which incisions reach the mid-rib breaking the lamina into leaflets called as ‘pinnate’

(c) In palmate compound leaves, leaflets are attached at a common point

(d) An axillary bud is present at the end of every leaflet

The question was posed to me during an interview for a job.

This is a very interesting question from Flowering Plants Morphology topic in portion Morphology of Flowering Plants of Biology – Class 11

Answer 1

Right answer is (d) An axillary bud is present at the end of every leaflet

To explain: Simple leaves are those leaves that are either entire or incised without touching the mid-rib. Compound leaves are those leaves in which incisions reach the mid-rib breaking the lamina into leaflets called as ‘pinnate’. In palmate compound leaves, leaflets are attached at a common point. An axillary bud is present at the end of every leaf.