Root System Functions in Pharmaceutical Botany Quiz

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Which type of root system is characterized by a taproot and lateral roots?

Taproot system

Which of the following functions is NOT associated with the root system?

Production of food through photosynthesis

Which of the following plants has a taproot system?

Radish

What is the additional function of fleshy taproots, such as carrots and beets?

<p>Carbohydrate storage</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of root system is characterized by roots spreading horizontally and producing shoot buds?

<p>Fibrous root system</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of root system is characterized by a taproot and lateral roots?

<p>Taproot system</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following plants has a taproot system?

<p>Carrot</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of lateral roots?

<p>Anchoring the plant firmly to a substrate</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of root system is characterized by roots growing out of the trunk and hardening into sharp spines?

<p>Adventitious root system</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the additional function of plastic roots?

<p>Modifying roots to attack other plants and draw water and nutrients out of them</p> Signup and view all the answers

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