Multiple choice

Which among the following roots forms a three to five centimetre thick mat just below the leaf litter?

  1. Buttress roots

  2. Proteoid roots

  3. Hartig net

  4. Lateral roots

  5. Taproots

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Proteoid roots form the clusters of closely spaced short lateral rootlets. They may form a two to five centimetre thick mat just beneath the leaf litter. They enhance nutrient uptake, possibly by chemically modifying the soil environment to improve nutrient solubilisation.