Question

Plants in marshy areas with breathing roots

Answer 1

Hi,


Pneumatophores.
These are the modification of roots, which grows just opposite the way of normal roots
i.e they grow negatively geotropic
Mainly in plants that have these roots are hydrophytic like Mangroves


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Answer 2

We are familiar with the fact that plant respire and takes in oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide, just like animals and human beings.

In marshy lands, where soil contains less nutrients and poor oxygen content. It is difficult fr plant's roots to breathe.

Plants such as Mangroves grow in marshy lands so in order to breathe oxygen, their roots grow upwards towards the sky in the air, these roots are called breathing roots.