Root Modifications and Examples

Root Modifications and Examples

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Root Modifications and Examples

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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