Question

Pneumatophores occur in plants of [CBSE PMT 2000]
A) Sandy soil
B) Saline marshy soil
C) Marshy soil
D) Water

Answer 1

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Correct Answer: C

Solution :

Some plants growing in salty marshes some branches of tap root grow vertically upwards in to the air from horizontally secondary roots. These roots are called pneumatophores

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Answer 2

Answer:

Option C.

Explanation:

Marshy soil is the right answer.

Some plants developing in salt swamps some branches of taproot expand vertically upwards into the wind from horizontally auxiliary root-stocks. These are the roots known as the pneumatophores. Pneumatophore Specialized ‘breathing’ root-stock grown in some weed kinds that develop in waterlogged or heavily compacted loam, e.g. mangroves.