Question

Read about the given adaptations and state whether they are true or false.

1. Swollen and spongy petioles or leaf stalks keep the water hyacinth afloat. __________

2. Onion and garlic bulbs have modified leaves for storing food. __________

3. Plants like sugarcane have prop roots that grow from the lower nodes of the plant. ________

4. Found in the Sundarbans, the Sundari tree has pneumatophores that grow upwards from its root system to take in oxygen from the air. _________

5. Weak-stemmed plants. like money plant, develop roots from nodes that help them climb. __________

6. A potato is a rhizome, a swollen underground stem, characterised by 'eyes'.__________

7. Epiphytes are plants that have aerial roots to absorb moisture from the host plant. _________

8. The leaves of the cactus plant are capable of photosynthesis. ___________

9. Intensive roots of the grasses in the Prairies absorb more moisture from the ground and prevent the grazing animals from pulling them out. _________

10. Trees with needle-like leaves retain less water than broad leaves. _______​

Answer 1

Answer:

1)true

2)true

3)true

4)false

5)true

6)false

7)false

8)true

9)true

10)true

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Explanation:

true true true false true false false true true true