Question
Biology Question on organisms and populations
Succulent stem is found in
A
Pisum
B
Casuarina
C
Euphorbia
D
Oxalis
Answer
Euphorbia
Explanation
Solution
In some plants instead of leaf, the stem performs the function of photosynthesis. The stem modifies into green fleshy leaf like structure. Many succulent xerophytes like Opuntia, Euphorbia etc., store water as mucilagenous substance in special storage tissues of aerial stems. Leaves of such plants are reduced into spines in order to prevent loss of water.