Question

A sessile plant is a plant
A. which has modified leaves
B. which has petioles
C. which does not possess petiole
D. which cannot synthesize its own food

Answer 1

Hint: Plants are the multicellular (consist of many cells), eukaryotic organisms (those who have a well defined nucleus and membrane bound cell organelles). Plants are photosynthetic organisms which means they can make their own food with the help of a process called photosynthesis.

Complete answer:
Sessile plants:
1. Sessile plants are those plants in which the plant parts do not have stalks.
2. The plant parts such as flowers and leaves directly get attached to the stem and branch of the plant.
3. The leaves of these plants are mainly monocotyledonous and lack petioles.
Example – Achtranthus, Saffron, etc.
4. Plant parts can also be subsessile that means they are not completely sessile.
5. Sessile plants are also called non-petiolate plants.
6. In sessile plants the leaf blade connects directly to the stem and branch of the plant.
7. Therefore, it has been clear from the above discussion that a sessile plant is a plant which does not possess petioles.

Hence the correct answer is Option(C)

Note: The petiole is also called mesopodium. Petiole is a cylindrical or sub cylindrical smooth or grooved stalk of the leaves. Petiole lifts the lamina above the level of the stem.