Question

Select the correct statements.

$\left(a\right)$ From the region of elongation, some of the epidermal cells form root hairs.
$\left(b\right)$ Pneumatophores are seen in Sonneratia.
$\left(c\right)$ Adventitious roots are seen in the Banyan tree.
$\left(d\right)$ Maize and Sugarcane have prop roots.

Answer 1

Correct statements

Statement b: Pneumatophores are seen in Sonneratia.
Pneumatophores are specialised aerial roots that grow vertically upward and allow plants to get oxygen for respiration in swampy environments. For example, the mangrove plant Sonneratia. Hence statement b is correct.

Statement c: Adventitious roots are seen in the Banyan tree.
Roots which arise from any other plant part like plumule (stem nodes, internodes, branches or leaves) and not from the radicle or its branches are termed as adventitious roots. Banyan have thick modified prop roots (type of adventitious roots). They are hanging and support the heavy branches of these trees. Hence statement c is correct.