Question

Pneumatophores of swamp plant move upward to provide *

1 point

a) Food from air

b) Water from humidity

c) Oxygen from atmosphere

d) Carbon dioxide from air
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Answer 1

Explanation:

Pneumatophores are the arial roots that vertically upward in swampy plants like rhizophora to obtain oxyzen as swampy plants are constantly submerged under water ... Their main function is root respiration in hydrophytic trees hence also called as respiratory roots .

Answer 2

Pneumatophores of swamp plant move upward to provide 

c) Oxygen from atmosphere

Pneumatophores are the roots of trees, that grow upward. They are also known as air roots. These are characteristic of plants that grow in swamp areas.

The function they provide is to take up oxygen, since it is not available in swampy areas or sediments.

Example of plants having pneumatophores are - Avicennia marina, Banyan tree etc.