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Thorns, tendrils, underground stem and leaves are modification of the shoot.

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The correct option is B
False

While in some plants the stem is modified into leafy structure, the leaf in itself is a not a modification of the shoot. Leaves have a very specific reason exist, which is to produce the food.

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