Question

Name the movement seen in Pneumatophores of Avicennia

Answer 1

>Pneumatophore is a kind that is seen in mangroves and plants that survive in swamps and are built for exchange of gases.

This has a very small inlet in the bark for the air to get in and reach the root system of the plant.

Most of these plants grow in areas that are covered with marsh and they generally use the pores on such pneumatophores for overall respiration.

The basic function of this pneumatophore is respiration.

Answer 2

Pneumatophores are the so-called aerial roots which have the ability to grow upwards. This type of roots can be found in swampy regions where the plants are always partially submerged in the water.

The basic function of this type of roots is conducting gaseous exchange between the plant and the environment. Pneumatophores are specialized roots that can involve in the respiration in plants. This type of roots intakes the gas through its lenticel, a small hole in their bark.

This root can be found in the plants like Avicennia germinans, Bald Cypresses, and Nyssa Aquatica.