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The leaves of the venus fly-trap are modified to trap the flies and consume them. These leaves are an example of compound leaves due to their complex structure.


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The correct option is B

False


While the venus fly-trap does have a complex modification of the leaf, the idea of simple leaf and compound leaf is based on the structure of the leaf. A leaf is said to be simple, when its lamina is entire or when incised, the incisions do not touch the midrib. When the incisions of the lamina reach up to the midrib breaking it into a number of leaflets, the leaf is called a compound leaf.
The Venus flytrap produces leaves that look hinged at the midrib. When tiny trigger hairs on the leaf blade are stimulated by a moving insect, the two halves of the leaf snap shut, and digestive enzymes break down the soft parts of the trapped insect into nutrients that can be absorbed through the leaf surface. It is a leaf modified for nutrient uptake by the plant.


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