Question

Q4.Give two examples:

a) Stilt roots -

b) Roots that store food -

c) Fibrous roots d) Tap roots​

Answer 1

Answer:

a) Stilt roots:- Pandanus, Clusia, Tovomita, Elaeocarpus, Xylopia, Dillenia, Eugenia, and Musanga.

b) Roots that store food:- carrots, beets, and sweet potatoes, are examples of roots that are specially modified for storage of starch and water. They usually grow underground as protection from plant-eating animals.

c) Fibrous roots:-grasses, wheat, rice, corn, rosemary, coconut, etc.

d) Tap roots:-conifers, carrots, dandelions, poison ivy, annual flowers, radishes and beetroot. On the other hand examples of plants with a fibrous root include onions, tomatoes, lettuce grasses, lilies, palms, corn, beans, peas, sweat potatoes, rice and wheat.