Mention the functions of the following :

(i) Spines

(ii) Tendril

(iii) Scale leaves

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(i) Spines—The leaves may be modified to form spines to reduce water loss by transpiration in desert plants. 

(ii) Tendril — The stem may occur in the form of their thread – like leafless branch called tendril. It has the ten-dency to coil around any object and help the plant to climb it 

(iii) Scale leaves — Scale leaves are present in some plants like onion and ginger. They are thin and dry or thick and fleshy and their function is to protect buds

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