Simple vs Compound Leaves — NEET Biology
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A leaf is said to be simple, when its lamina is entire or when incised, the incisions do not touch the midrib. When the incisions of the lamina reach up to the midrib breaking it into a number of leaflets, the leaf is called compound. A bud is present in the axil of petiole in both simple and compound leaves, but not in the axil of leaflets of the compound leaf.
🖼️Related NCERT figure: Diagram showing two types of compound leaves: (a) Neem with pinnately compound leaf structure showing rachis; (b) Silk Cotton with palmately compound leaf structure (Figure 5.5 Compound leaves : (a) pinnately compound leaf (b) palmately compound leaf)
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Assertion (A): Leaves can be classified based on the extent of lamina division. Reason (R): In simple leaves, the incisions of the lamina reach up to the midrib breaking it into leaflets.
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