Match the following: Column A Column B 1. Dodder a. Protect the flower 2. Bamboo b. Bougainvillea 3. Potato c. Prop roots 4. Sharp prickles d. Parasitic roots 5. Sepals e. Tuber

1-d Roots are modified to perform some additional functions. Some plants like dodder have parasitic roots which arise from the stem to absorb the nutrients from the host plant. 2-c Some plants have roots that grow downwards from the branches to support the stem. Such roots are called prop roots. For example, bamboo and banyan trees. 3-e Plants store food in various parts of the plant such as leaves, stems, and roots. Plants store food in the form of starch. The tuber is a common modified stem. For example- potato. 4-b Some stems of plants are modified with thorns to protect the plants from animals. Sharp prickles can be found in rose and bougainvillea. 5-a Sepals are the green, leaf-like structures at the base of the flower. It protects the flower during its development and supports the petals when the flower blooms. Column A Column B 1. Dodder d. Parasitic roots 2. Bamboo c. Prop roots 3. Potato e. Tuber 4. Sharp prickles b. Bougainvillea 5. Sepals a. Protect the flower