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Stems modified into flat green organs performing the functions of leaves are known as:

1. Cladodes
2. Phyllodes
3. Phylloclades
4. Scales

Correct answer: Phylloclades

Solution

Phylloclades are flattened, green stem modifications that carry out photosynthesis and other leaf functions. Cladodes are also stem modifications, but the term phylloclade is used for the broader flattened stem structure described here.

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