Morphology of Flowering Plants Question 1
1. Pneumatophores occur in
(a) Halophytes
(b) Free-floating hydrophytes
(c) Submerged hydrophytes
(d) Carnivorous plants
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Answer : a
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(a) Some lateral roots of mangroves become specialised as pneumatophores in saline mud flats. These are lateral roots that grow upward (negative geotropism) for varying distances and function as the site of oxygen intake for the submerged primary root system.
