Question

Sundari tree, a mangrove grows _____________ that prevent salt from entering plant body.

• A. Root barricade around tree
• B. Root never get exposed to salt water
• C. Root membrane
• D. None of the choices

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Root membrane

Root membrane

The mangrove is the living proof that nature's own water purification method prevails, even in the harshest of environments. The root membrane of this plant does not allow the salt to enter the saline water enter the plant body. The Sodium ions are filtered by the triple layered pore structure in the root epidermis.