Question

Which is incorrect match?

• A. Tap root – Carrot
• B. Prop root – Banyan Tree
• C. Adventitious root – Sweet potato
• D. Stilt root – Turnip

Answer 1

The correct option is D Stilt root – Turnip

The tap roots of turnip and carrot store food, get swollen and assume different shapes.

Banyan tree produces prop roots for support.

The adventitious roots of sweet potato store food.

Maize and sugar cane produce supporting roots that arise from the lower nodes of the stem and these are called stilt roots.