The Root
Trending Questions
Q. A plant that does not have roots cannot survive for long. Why?
- Roots enable communication between two plants
- Roots hold a plant to the soil and helps in absorption of water
- Roots perform the major portion of transporting oxygen
- Roots are integral to the process of photosynthesis
Q. Which of the following are examples of roots?
- Carrot
- Potato
- Beetroot
- Sugarcane
Q. Which of the following plants do not have a fibrous root system?
- gram
- pea
- maize
- grass
Q.
Which modification of root does not store food?
Tuberous roots
Napiform roots
Conical roots
Stilt roots
Q. Cereal crops have fibrous roots and pulses have tap roots. What do you infer from this statement?
- Cereal crops are monocots.
- Cereal crops do not require as much water as the pulses crop need.
- Pulses are dicots.
- Cereal are small plants and can be supported by fibrous root as compared to pulses.
Q. Assertion :
Fibrous root system consists of large number of fine, fibrous roots developing from the base of the stem.
Reason: Fibrous root system is found in dicots only.- Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
- Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
- Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
- Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
Q.
Roots absorb water and minerals from the soil. Why are these needed?
Q. Which one of the following is an example of tap root system?
- Wheat
- Mustard
- Millet
- Maize
Q. Plants with reticulate venation have tap root system.
- False
- True
Q. Plants are attached to soil by structures known as ____.
- pedicels
- leaves
- flowers
- roots
Q. Tap roots have a main root and _________ emerging from it.
- parallel roots
- vertical roots
- lateral roots
- side roots
Q. Which of the following has a main central root?
- Prop root
- Flat root
- Tap root
- Fibrous root
Q. Sprouts of gram seeds are ______.
- roots
- leaves
- stem
- flower
