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The Structure of a Plant

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In which plant does photosynthesis take place in the stem rather than in the leaves?
(a) Bougainvillea
(b) potato
(c) onion
(d) cactus

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(d) cactus.

In cactus, leaves are modified into spines. It is the green stem that performs all the functions to be performed by leaves including photosynthesis.

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