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Important Questions on Reproduction and Modification in Plants

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Sweet potato is a modified

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Identify the correct set of statements :
(a) The leaflets are modified into pointed hard thorns in Citrus and Bougainvillea
(b) Axillary buds form slender and spirally coiled tendrils in cucumber and pumpkin
(c) Stem is flattened and fleshy in Opuntia and modified to perform the function of leaves
(d) Rhizophora shows vertically upward growing roots that help to get oxygen for respiration
(e) Subaerially growing stems in grasses and strawberry help in vegetative propagation
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Identify the formation of the prop roots, stilt roots and pneumatophores, respectively:
A) Vertically growing upwards
B) Roots coming out of the lower nodes of the stem
C) Roots developing into vascular tissue of the host
D) Hanging roots from the branches
E) Roots that help in absorption of moisture

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All are examples of edible underground tap root, except

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Give examples of plants showing vegetative propagation by modified roots.

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Represent the union of two sets by Venn diagram for each of the following.

$X = {x | x$ is a prime number between $80$ and $100}$

$Y = {y | y$ is an odd number between $90$ and $100}$

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Thick unbranched roots found in corms and rhizomes of some plants are

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Identify the type of modified root and select the correct statement regarding it.
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Which one of the following is a saprophyte

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Pneumatophores are characteristic of plants growing in

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In many epiphyte (Orchid) plants which tissue is present in cortex of root and helps in water uptake

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Potato and sweet potato

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Select the correct statements:
(A) From the region of elongation, some of the epidermal cells form root hairs.
(B) Pneumatophores are seen in Rhizophora.
(C) Adventitious roots are seen in the banyan tree.
(D) Maize and sugarcane have prop roots.

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All of the following are adventitious roots that perform a vital function, except

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Identify the type of root given in the figure, from the given options.

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