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Define root thorns.

Important Questions on Morphology of Flowering Plants

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Plants which produce characteristic pneumatophores and show vivipary belong to:
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General function of the root system is absorption and conduction of water and minerals besides anchoring. But in this case the roots are fibrous and become swollen due to storage of food. Indicate the plant:
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Pneumatophores are found in the following roots of Rhizophora plant.
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The roots that originate from the base of the stem are
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Match the following plants with their modified roots ?
  Column - I   Column - II
(a) Vanda (i) Pneumatophores
(b) Rhizophora (ii) Chlorophyllous
(c) Viscum (iii) Nodular roots
(d) Taeniopliyllum (iv) Haustorial roots
    (v) Velamen roots
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Students were on the excursion to a botanical garden. They noted the observation given below. Will you be able to help them in understanding those conditions?

Many plants in the marshy region had upwardly growing roots. They could be better seen during low tide.

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Students were on the excursion to a botanical garden. They noted the observation given below. Will you be able to help them in understanding those conditions.

A plant was found growing on another plant. Teacher said it is not a parasite. It exhibited two types of roots.

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Pneumatophores are common in plants growing in saline marshy/swampy area along seashores and estuaries. Select the CORRECT statement about such roots. 
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Which of the following characteristics are associated with mangrove plants.
1. Presence of pneumatophores.
2. Leaves and stem have hairy and waxy covering.
3. Modified roots.

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