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What is the primary function of buttress roots?
What is the primary function of buttress roots?
- To help the plant float in water
- To provide additional support to the plant's stem (correct)
- To enable the plant to climb
- To absorb water and minerals from the soil
Which of the following is an example of a climbing root?
Which of the following is an example of a climbing root?
- Water lily
- Terminalia
- Canna
- Pothos (correct)
What is the primary function of contractile or pull roots?
What is the primary function of contractile or pull roots?
- To enable the plant to float in water
- To provide additional support to the plant
- To adjust the depth of the plant in the soil for water and mineral absorption (correct)
- To form a symbiotic relationship with fungi
What is the meaning of the term 'mycorrhizae'?
What is the meaning of the term 'mycorrhizae'?
How does the fungus in a mycorrhizal relationship benefit the plant?
How does the fungus in a mycorrhizal relationship benefit the plant?
What is the primary function of floating roots?
What is the primary function of floating roots?
What are the roots that help in gas exchange called?
What are the roots that help in gas exchange called?
Which type of roots are associated with fungal hyphae for the absorption of water and minerals?
Which type of roots are associated with fungal hyphae for the absorption of water and minerals?
What is the primary function of haustorial roots?
What is the primary function of haustorial roots?
Which of the following is NOT an example of a plant with prop roots?
Which of the following is NOT an example of a plant with prop roots?
What is the primary function of epiphytic roots?
What is the primary function of epiphytic roots?
In the mycorrhizal relationship, what is the role of the fungal hyphae?
In the mycorrhizal relationship, what is the role of the fungal hyphae?
What is the function of storage roots?
What is the function of storage roots?
What is the function of assimilatory roots?
What is the function of assimilatory roots?
Where does a second cambium (cork cambium) arise in woody plants?
Where does a second cambium (cork cambium) arise in woody plants?
Which type of roots are also called epiphytic roots?
Which type of roots are also called epiphytic roots?
What is the main feature that distinguishes protoxylem from metaxylem?
What is the main feature that distinguishes protoxylem from metaxylem?
Which type of roots help plants absorb nutrients more efficiently by forming a symbiotic relationship with fungi?
Which type of roots help plants absorb nutrients more efficiently by forming a symbiotic relationship with fungi?
