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    Question

    Hard, thorny structures which protect the buds of woody

    plants during winter, are termed as:
    A Nodes Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Bracts Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Scales Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Cuticle Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of all Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Thorns, spines and prickles are defensive organs. In plant morphology, thorns, spines, prickles are all hard structures with sharp, stiff ends, with the same function of protecting plant from herbivorous animals.

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