Other Root Modification

Q.

In order to capture more oxygen, the roots of the mangrove trees grow upwards, out of the soil. These are called __.

Q.

Pneumatophores in mangrove plants are helpful in

1. fixation

2. storage

3. respiration

4. buoyancy

Q. Pneumatophores are modifications of the shoot.

1. True
2. False

Q.

Pneumatophores are similar to ____________in function.

1. hydathodes

2. tendrils

3. stomata

4. thorns

Q.

Roots of which plant contains a red pigment which have affinity for oxygen?

1. Carrot

2. Soyabean

3. Radish

4. Mustard

Q.

Negative geotropic roots are found in

1. banyan

2. monstera

3. maize

4. rhizophora

Q.

Plants which produce characteristic pneumatophores and show vivipary belong to:

1. Halophytes

2. Psammophytes

3. Hydrophytes

4. Mesophytes

Q. Plants which possess pneumatophores and exhibit vivipary belong to

1. xerophytes
2. mesophytes
3. psammophytes
4. halophytes

Q. Plants which produce characteristic pneumatophores and show vivipary belong to :

1. Mesophytes
2. Halophytes
3. Psammophytes
4. Hydrophytes

Q.

Pneumatophores occur in

1. carnivorous plants
2. free-floating hydrophytes
3. halophytes
4. submerged hydrophytes