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Question
What is a tendril? Explain its use to the plant

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Solution
A tendril is a specialized stem, leave, or petrol with a threadlike shop. They are sensitive to touch. As they touch any object, they coil around it and support the plant to climb up.
Example: Sweet pea (upper leaflets are modified into tendrils
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