Multiple choice

Which of the following features regarding the adaptations of leaves in green plants is false?

  1. They may deter herbivores.

  2. They minimise heating.

  3. They can trap humidity.

  4. They may become translucent.

  5. They may become false flowers.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

In harmful levels of sunlight, specialised leaves, opaque or partly buried, allow light through translucent windows for photosynthesis at inner leaf surfaces, e.g. Fenestraria.

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