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Plants like Rhizophora and Avicennia grow on the sea shores under saline condition. For this, they have special roots for respiration which are called

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Prop roots
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Climbing roots
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Floating roots
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Pneumatophores
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Solution

The correct option is D Pneumatophores
Halophyte plants like Rhizophora and Avicennia possess small negatively geotropic vertical roots called pneumatophores. Pneumatophores have lenticels for gaseous exchange. They are connected with internal aerenchymatous tissue.

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