Question

In swampy area like the sunderbans in West Bengal, plants bear special kind of roots called........

Answer 1

Pneumatophores Roots are the organs meant for the absorption of water and minerals from the soil. Cells of roots require $O_2$ to respire. In swampy area, soil does not have air, so no $O_2$ is available to them.

In such cases, roots come out of the soil shows negative geotropism and breathe after coming with air, e.g., Rhizophora. Such roots are called pneumatophores respiratory roots.