Question

Match the columns

i. Acicular	1. Grass
ii. Linear	2. Nerium
iii. Lanceolate	3. Banana
iv. Oblong	4. Pine

A. i-4, ii-1, iii-2, iv-3
B. i-4, ii-1, iii-3, iv-2
C. i-4, ii-2, iii-3, iv-1
D. i-4, ii-3, iii-2, iv-1

Answer 1

Above enlisted options are different types of shape and structure of leaves and their example. Oval, truncate, elliptical, lanceolate, and linear are various shapes of the leaf. The shape of the banana leaf is a type of elongated one. Acicular refers to the shape of a leaf in which it is slender and needle-like crystal form. Pine leaves show a circular shape of the leaf.

Complete answer:
There are various shapes of leaves. oval, truncate, elliptical, lanceolate, and linear are the different shapes of leaves. Based on the shapes of leaf tips and base the name of the leaf is unique. Leaf arrangement is of two types. They are simple and compound. -Compound leaves are further classified as pinnately, palmately, and doubly compound. The meaning of acicular is needle-shaped. As in pine, the leaves are long needle-shaped. So, the correct answer for acicular is option 4.
-Leaves with linear shapes are long, narrow, and sides that are almost parallel to each other. The linear shape of leaves is seen in monocots and an example of a monocot is grass. So, for linear the correct answer is option 1.
-In Nerium, lanceolate leaves occur in whorls of three and are dark green in color. So, option 2 is the correct answer for lanceolate.
An example of the oblong shape of a leaf is the banana leaf. So, option 3 is the correct answer for oblong.

Hence, the correct answer is Option A

Note: Other types of leaves with different shapes are reniform leaves which have shaped like kidney and valentine shape or heart of leaves is seen in cordate leaves.