Identify the correct set of statements :

$(a)$ The leaflets are modified into pointed hard thorns in Citrus and Bougainvillea

$(b)$ Axillary buds form slender and spirally coiled tendrils in cucumber and pumpkin

$(c)$ Stem is flattened and fleshy in Opuntia and modified to perform the function of leaves

$(d)$Rhizophora shows vertically upward growing roots that help to get oxygen for respiration

$(e)$ Subaerially growing stems in grasses and strawberry help in vegetative propagation

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• A

  $(a)$ and $(d)$ Only

• B

  $(b), (c), (d)$ and $(e)$ Only

• C

  $(a), (b), (d)$ and $(e)$ Only

• D

  $(b)$ and $(c)$ Only