Question

Why do plants in swamps have breathing roots?

Answer 1

Answer:

Oxygen Transportation

Many swamp plants are either partially or fully submerged underwater. ... Others have special air spaces in their roots called aerenchyma through which water-based oxygen ions can enter the roots and be used for survival.

Answer 2

Answer:

In marshy lands, where soil contains less nutrients and poor oxygen content. It is difficult fr plant's roots to breathe. Plants such as Mangroves grow in marshy lands so in order to breathe oxygen, their roots grow upwards towards the sky in the air, these roots are called breathing roots.