Root Modifications and Examples
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Adventitious root modifications can be explained as?
Root tubers
Support
Capable of Photosynthesis
Absorption of Food
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a tuberous root?
Clusters of adventitious roots growing from stem nodes, swollen with indefinite shape. Example: Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatus).
A type of root that stores nutrients and has a defined shape, such as carrots.
Roots that grow deep into the soil to access water and nutrients, like taproots.
A type of root that primarily serves for anchoring the plant, without nutrient storage.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Significance of adventitious roots:
They primarily absorb water and minerals from the soil.
They can provide support, store nutrients, and sometimes perform photosynthesis.
They are responsible for the plant's reproductive processes.
They mainly serve as a means of vegetative propagation.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Type of root modification found in sweet potatoes:
Tuberous root
Fibrous root
Tap root
Adventitious root
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Example of contractile root
Crocus sativus (Saffron)
Zea mays (Corn)
Solanum tuberosum (Potato)
Beta vulgaris (Beetroot)
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Breathing roots
Another term for floating roots.
Roots that absorb water from the air.
Roots that grow above the ground.
Roots that store nutrients.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Examples of root buttresses
Terminalia arjuna and Bombax malabarica
Quercus robur and Pinus sylvestris
Ficus elastica and Acer saccharum
Carya ovata and Betula alleghaniensis
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