Question

Cereal crops have fibrous roots and pulses have tap roots. What do you infer from this statement?

• A. Cereal crops are monocots.
• B. Cereal crops do not require as much water as the pulses crop need.
• C. Pulses are dicots.
• D. Cereal are small plants and can be supported by fibrous root as compared to pulses.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (C)

The correct options are
A Cereal crops are monocots.
C Pulses are dicots.

$\bullet$ Angiosperms have two types of root systems depending on whether they are monocots or dicots.
$\bullet$ Monocots have fibrous roots and dicots have tap roots. Cereal crops are monocots while pulses are dicots.
$\bullet$ Tap root system has a single prominent primary root from where lateral roots arise.
$\bullet$ In the fibrous root system, the primary root is short-lived and is replaced by a large number of roots that arise from the base of the stem.
$\bullet$ Both the types of roots are efficient in absorbing water and minerals from the soil and transporting it to the rest of the plant.