The Root
BIOXI05: MORPHOLOGY OF FLOWERING PLANTS

333597 A fibrous root system is better adapted than tap root system for

1 Storage of food
2 Absorption of water and minerals
3 Anchorage of plant to soil
4 Transport of water and organic food
BIOXI05: MORPHOLOGY OF FLOWERING PLANTS

333527 Statement A :
Adventitious roots of carrot, turnip and tap roots of sweet potato, get swollen and store food.
Statement B :
The stems of maize and sugarcane have supporting roots coming out of the upper nodes of the stem.

1 Statement A is correct but Statement B is incorrect.
2 Statement A is incorrect but Statement B is correct.
3 Both statements are correct.
4 Both Statements are incorrect.
BIOXI05: MORPHOLOGY OF FLOWERING PLANTS

333528 Prop roots serve for

1 Support
2 Storage
3 Respiration
4 All of them
BIOXI05: MORPHOLOGY OF FLOWERING PLANTS

333529 Rhizophora

1 Grows in swampy areas
2 Helps to get oxygen
3 Grow vertically upwards.
4 All of them
BIOXI05: MORPHOLOGY OF FLOWERING PLANTS

333597 A fibrous root system is better adapted than tap root system for

1 Storage of food
2 Absorption of water and minerals
3 Anchorage of plant to soil
4 Transport of water and organic food
BIOXI05: MORPHOLOGY OF FLOWERING PLANTS

333527 Statement A :
Adventitious roots of carrot, turnip and tap roots of sweet potato, get swollen and store food.
Statement B :
The stems of maize and sugarcane have supporting roots coming out of the upper nodes of the stem.

1 Statement A is correct but Statement B is incorrect.
2 Statement A is incorrect but Statement B is correct.
3 Both statements are correct.
4 Both Statements are incorrect.
BIOXI05: MORPHOLOGY OF FLOWERING PLANTS

333528 Prop roots serve for

1 Support
2 Storage
3 Respiration
4 All of them
BIOXI05: MORPHOLOGY OF FLOWERING PLANTS

333529 Rhizophora

1 Grows in swampy areas
2 Helps to get oxygen
3 Grow vertically upwards.
4 All of them
BIOXI05: MORPHOLOGY OF FLOWERING PLANTS

333597 A fibrous root system is better adapted than tap root system for

1 Storage of food
2 Absorption of water and minerals
3 Anchorage of plant to soil
4 Transport of water and organic food
BIOXI05: MORPHOLOGY OF FLOWERING PLANTS

333527 Statement A :
Adventitious roots of carrot, turnip and tap roots of sweet potato, get swollen and store food.
Statement B :
The stems of maize and sugarcane have supporting roots coming out of the upper nodes of the stem.

1 Statement A is correct but Statement B is incorrect.
2 Statement A is incorrect but Statement B is correct.
3 Both statements are correct.
4 Both Statements are incorrect.
BIOXI05: MORPHOLOGY OF FLOWERING PLANTS

333528 Prop roots serve for

1 Support
2 Storage
3 Respiration
4 All of them
BIOXI05: MORPHOLOGY OF FLOWERING PLANTS

333529 Rhizophora

1 Grows in swampy areas
2 Helps to get oxygen
3 Grow vertically upwards.
4 All of them
BIOXI05: MORPHOLOGY OF FLOWERING PLANTS

333597 A fibrous root system is better adapted than tap root system for

1 Storage of food
2 Absorption of water and minerals
3 Anchorage of plant to soil
4 Transport of water and organic food
BIOXI05: MORPHOLOGY OF FLOWERING PLANTS

333527 Statement A :
Adventitious roots of carrot, turnip and tap roots of sweet potato, get swollen and store food.
Statement B :
The stems of maize and sugarcane have supporting roots coming out of the upper nodes of the stem.

1 Statement A is correct but Statement B is incorrect.
2 Statement A is incorrect but Statement B is correct.
3 Both statements are correct.
4 Both Statements are incorrect.
BIOXI05: MORPHOLOGY OF FLOWERING PLANTS

333528 Prop roots serve for

1 Support
2 Storage
3 Respiration
4 All of them
BIOXI05: MORPHOLOGY OF FLOWERING PLANTS

333529 Rhizophora

1 Grows in swampy areas
2 Helps to get oxygen
3 Grow vertically upwards.
4 All of them