AMU Medical AMU Solved Paper-2004

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    When a plant has different types of leaves, the condition is known as

    A)                  heterophilly                     

    B)                  anisophilly

    C)                  myremecophily                              

    D)                  None of the above

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

                     Heterophilly is the presence of two types of leaves in the same plant. It is common in aquatic plant growing in running water and some land plants like Artocarpus, Hemephragma and Ficus heterophylla. Anisophylly is the occurrence of dissimilar leaves on a node, eg, Goldfussia glomerata, Boerhaavia diffusa. Myremacophilly is the name of beneficial association between ants and flowers, in which flowers get pollinated in return of giving juicy secretion to the ants.


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