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A plant with photosynthetic roots is
A plant with photosynthetic roots is
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The correct option is A Trapa
Roots are the plant parts that arise from the plumule of the germinating seed and are generally present below the soil. Hence they usually do not perform photosynthesis. But several plants have roots that can perform photosynthesis. For example, aerial roots in epiphytic Orchid, roots of water-chestnut (Trapa), roots of Taeniophyllum.
Roots of Dahlia, Momordica and Mirabilis are modified into tubers and are not photosynthetic.
Trapa plant
Taeniophyllum
Aerial roots of epiphytic Orchid
Roots are the plant parts that arise from the plumule of the germinating seed and are generally present below the soil. Hence they usually do not perform photosynthesis. But several plants have roots that can perform photosynthesis. For example, aerial roots in epiphytic Orchid, roots of water-chestnut (Trapa), roots of Taeniophyllum.
Roots of Dahlia, Momordica and Mirabilis are modified into tubers and are not photosynthetic.
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