Consider the following statements regarding malacophyllous xerophytes and choose the correct answer:
1. Malacophyllous xerophytes are characterised by reduced stem and succulent leaves
2. Succulent leaves are usually large in size and are often more or less circular in shape
3. Succulent leaves possess prominent water storage tissue consisting of thin-walled parenchymatous cells
4. The amount of chlorophyll gradually increases from periphery to the centre in the leave

A. Only 1, 2 and 3 are true

B. Only 2 and 4 are true

C. Only 1 and 3 are true

D. Only 1, 3 and 4 are true

Answer: Option C