Question

Which part of the cactus plant gets modified into spines?

Answer 1

Leaves

1. Leaves are thin, flat organs responsible for photosynthesis in the plants.
2. It develops laterally at the node.
3. In cactus plant, the leaves get modified into spines.
4. As the cactus plant grow in desert region where there is scarcity of water, so to avoid the loss of water through transpiration the leaves of cactus plant get reduced to spines.
5. The spines also act as defensive structures.