Where can prop roots be seen?

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Prop Roots
They are adventitious roots that support the aerial branches.
The prop roots are aerial roots that are found above the ground.
Example – Roots of banyan and fig.
The downward roots give a pillar-like appearance, and are also known as pillar roots.

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Select the correct statements.

I. From the region of elongation, some of the epidermal cells form root hairs.

II. Pneumatophores are seen in Rhizophora.

III. Adventitious roots are seen in the banyan tree.

IV. Maize and sugarcane have prop roots.

Select the correct statements:

(A) From the region of elongation, some of the epidermal cells form root hair.

(B) Pneumatophores are seen in Rhizophora.

(D) Maize and sugarcane have prop roots.

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