Question

state the functions of prop root and clasping roots​

Answer 1

Answer:

prop root Any of the modified roots that arise from the stem of certain plants and provide extra support. Such stems are usually tall and slender and the prop roots develop at successively higher levels as the stem elongates, as in the maize plant. ... Stilt roots are stouter than prop roots.

Answer 2

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Prop root :-

• Prop roots grow down from the branches and on reaching the ground fix themselves to the soil.
• They provide additional support to the large branches of some plants such as banyan tree.

Clasping roots :-

• Clasping roots enable the plant to climb by growing around and clasping its support.
• They are thinner, more numerous and grow horizontally to girdle the stem of the support.
• Clasping roots are mainly found in plants called epiphytes – the parasitic plants.