Question

Select correct features w.r.t. trichomes in shoot system
1. Unicellular
2. Branched or unbranched
3. Maybe secretory
4. Soft or stiff
5. Helps against transpiration

• A. 1, 2, 4 and 5
• B. All except 3 and 4
• C. All except 1
• D. 1, 3 and 5

Answer 1

The correct option is C All except 1

The trichomes (pubescences) that often cover the plant body are the result of divisions of epidermal cells. Trichomes may be either unicellular or multicellular and are either glandular, consisting of a stalk terminating in a glandular head, or non-glandular, consisting of elongated tapering structures.
All except 1 i.e. unicellular.