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Correct the following statements and rewrite them in your note book.

(a)  Stem absorbs water and minerals from the soil.

(b) Leaves hold the plant upright.

(c)  Roots conduct water to the leaves.

(d) The number of petals and sepals in a flower is always equal.

(e)  If the sepals of a flower are joined together, its petals are also joined together.

(f)   If the petals of a flower are joined together, then the pistil is joined to the petal.

Answer:

The  correct statements are given as below:

(a) Roots absorb water and minerals from the soil,

(b) Stem holds the plant upright.

(c) Stem conducts water to the leaves.

(d) The number of petals and sepals in a flower can be equal or different.

(e) If the sepals of a flower are joined together, its petals are not necessarily joined together.

(f) If the petals of a flower are joined together, then the pistil may or may not be necessarily joined to the petal.