Morphology of Plant Roots
Tests knowledge of plant root morphology including root systems, types, and specialized root adaptations in various plants.
Questions
What secondary function do orchid roots perform?
- Storage of food
- Assimilation of food
- Respiration
- Translocation of organic nutrients
Which plant has tap root system as one of its characteristic features?
- Sugarcane
- Bamboo
- Mustard
- Grass
What are the pores through which Halophytes exchange gases called?
- Pneumatophores
- Lenticels
- Calyptra
- Rhizodermis
In which plant fusiform root is found?
- Carrot
- Radish
- Turnip
- Sweet potato
What are the roots which are thick and fleshy and do not maintain any definite shape called?
- Napiform roots
- Conical roots
- Tuberous roots
- Fusiform roots
The roots of which of the following plants functions in respiration?
- Pistia
- Orchids
- Rhizophora
- Cuscuta
What kind of root is present in sweet potato?
- Tuberous tap root
- Tuberous adventitious root
- Annulated adventitious root
- Nodulose roots
What are the roots having series of ring like swellings called?
- Beaded roots
- Annulated roots
- Fasciculated roots
- Nodulose roots
In which of the following plants are fibrous roots found?
- Mango
- Wheat
- Banyan tree
- Gram
Which of the following plants have conical roots?
- Raphanus sativus
- Daucus carota
- Brassica rapa
- Mirabilis jalapa
What is an adventitious root with beaded appearance called?
- Fasciculated roots
- Nodulose roots
- Tuberous roots
- Moniliform roots
What kind of root is beet root?
- Conical root
- Tuberous root
- Napiform root
- Fusiform root
What are the plants which bears pneumatophores called?
- Saprophytes
- Halophytes
- Acrophyte
- Pterophyte
In which of the following plants are fasciculated roots found?
- Turmeric
- Sweet potato
- Dahlia
- Grapes