Compound Leaf Structure & Rachis — NEET Biology
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Number of leaflets are present on a common axis, the rachis, which represents the midrib of the leaf as in neem.
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How is a pinnately compound leaf structurally different from a palmately compound one?
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Correct answer: B — Leaflets arise along a common axis in pinnate
In pinnate, the rachis acts like the midrib and bears leaflets. White in palmate, they arise from a common point.
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Number of leaflets are present on a common axis, the rachis, which represents the midrib of the leaf as in neem.
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Morphology of Flowering Plants, Class 11 NCERT Biology.
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