Question

You encounter a plant that has 12 small leaflike structures arrayed along a thin tube-shaped structure. Closer examination reveals an axillary bud at the base of each of the leaflike structures. What are you looking at? You encounter a plant that has 12 small leaflike structures arrayed along a thin tube-shaped structure. Closer examination reveals an axillary bud at the base of each of the leaflike structures. What are you looking at? a. 1 simple leaf subdivided into 12 leaflets. b. 12 simple leaves arrayed along a stem. c. 1 compound leaf with 12 leaflets. d. A doubly compound leaf.

Answer 1

We are looking at :

b) 12 simple leaves arrayed along a stem.

Step-by-step explanation:

• A simple leaf bears bears a continuous lamina and an axillary bud at the axil of the leaf i.e. the point where the petiole joins the stem.
• A compond leaf is divided in small leaf like structure called leaflet. Each leaflet has a petiole but lacks the axillary bud.
• In the given observation each small leaf like structure bears an axillary bud at the base. Thus we can say that these are small simple leaves arranged along a stem.