Given below are pictures of two leaves. What does each picture represent?

The first picture represents a compound leaf and the second picture represents a simple leaf. In a compound leaf, the lamina is incised up to midrib and form various leaflets. Simple leaf is singular and never divided into smaller leaflet units.

Given below are pictures of two leaves. What differences do you notice between the two.

The main difference between these two leaves is the arrangement of leaf lamina. In the first picture, the lamina is incised up to midrib and form various leaflets. In the second picture, the lamina is not divided into any smaller unit or leaflet. Hence, first picture is an example of compound leaf and the second picture is an example of simple leaf.

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