Support system

In free floating plants, the whole plant floats on the water surface and the roots hang down in the water.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The banyan trees produce numerous aerial roots from the branches.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Terrestrial plants cannot stay upright on the land because their stem are soft and non-woody.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Plants that can stay upright in water are called ------------ plants.

In terrestrial plants, the --------- support is the temporary support.

The plants which have long and floating horizontal stems are called ------- floating plants.

The support system of non-woody plant is the --------- of the cells.

The special support structure of the given photo is

• buttress roots

• prop roots

• clasping roots

The support system of this plant type is

• lignified cell walls

• turgidity of the cells

• numerous air sacs

The support structure of the given plant is modified in

• prickles

• thorns

• tendrils