Question

Identify the diagrams and mark the correct option.

A. A,D are compound while B,C are simple leaves.
B. A,D are simple while B,C are Compound leaves
C. A,B are simple while C,D are Compound leaves
D. A,B are compound while C,D are simple leaves.

Answer 1

Hint: Primarily leaves are divided into two types – simple leaf that is a single leaf blade with a bud at the base of the leaf stem and compound lead- a leaf with more than one blade. All blades are attached to a single leaf stem.

Complete answer:
Leaves are known for carrying out the process of food making that is photosynthesis, storing food and water. They can be varied on the basis of their shapes, size, colour, arrangements as well patterns. Each leaf contains. Leaves also play a vital role in specifying the type of species of tree or plant. So we can say that leaves can be of the different arrangement, shapes and due to that they are classified into two main categories that are –
-Simple and
-Compound leaves.
Main Difference between the two types are-

Simple Leaves	Compound Leaves
Leaves in which the leaf blade is undifferentiated into lobes	Leaves which display proper differentiation of lamina or leaf blade into leaflets
Acropetal succession is present	Acropetal succession forms of arrangement of leaflets is not present
Single blades leafs	Small leaflets having separate leaf blades
Axil buds are present	Buds are observed in the leaf axil. However, every leaflet does not possess axial
Example- Guava, trees of black cherry, black gum trees, Mangoes and different types of Oaks.	Example- Neem, Rose, Buckeye, Shame plant

Hence, the correct answer is option (B).

Note: The difference between simple as well as compound leaves is that in simple leaves there is a single leaf blade and depression that do not split the leaf blade, on the other hand in compound leaves, the depression is deep such that it splits the leaf blades into leaflets.