Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions
that follow.
Of all the trees of Southern Asia, the banyan tree is unique , not only for
the matter of its growth but for the area of shade it provides from the
burning sun. Its close relationship with man has evolved over the years
of make the banyans a most popular meeting place, a focal point of
worship and a source of practical materials for commerce.
Known as the ‘strangler fig’ , because of its unusual manner of growth ,
the banyan is an epiphyte or air plant that has its birth in the branches
of a host tree and lives on airborne moisture and nutrients . Banyan
seeds are deposited by birds , bats or monkeys in the rich soil collected
in the crevices of the host tree branches.As the banyan grows , it sends aerial roots down the trunk of the
supported tree. In time , the roots that reach the ground choke the host
tree by preventing its trunk from enlarging. The two best known species
if banyan are: the Indian , one of the world’s largest tropical trees and
the Chinese , a smaller species with fewer aerial roots.
Question-
16.In what part of the world is the banyan trees found ? 2
17. Write two unique features of the banyan tree ? 2
18. What agencies deposit banyan seeds ? 2
19. What is the role of the roots that reach the ground ?
Answers
Answer:
16. banyan tree is found in South Asia.
Explanation:
17. the matter of its growth but for the area of shade it provides from the
burning sun. Its close relationship with man has evolved over the years
of make the banyans a most popular meeting place, a focal point of
worship and a source of practical materials for commerce.
18. Birds,Bats
19.The banyan tree is an epiphyte or air plant that has its birth in the branches
of a host tree and lives on airborne moisture and nutrients . Banyan
Answer:
16. Banyan trees are found in the southern region of Asia
17. The two unique features of a Banyan tree are the manner of its growth and the area of shade it provides from the burning sun.
18. The agencies that deposit Banyan tree seeds are birds, bats or monkeys. They drop the seeds in the rich soil collected in the cervices of the host tree branches.
19. The root's major functions are absorption of water and plant nutrition and anchoring of the plant body to the ground.
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