Why is modification of leaves found in plants

Like other organs, leaves are often modified for functions other than photosynthesis. Tendrils of plants are leaves modified for support. In some plants the entire leaf is a tendril,

photosynthesis in these plants is delegated to leaflike structures called stipules at the base of each leaf.

c-reactive protein (crp) is an acute phase protein belonging to pentraxin family of proteins, whose levels increases 1000-fold or more in concentration in blood during the occurrence of an injury, inflammation or tissue death.