Q. Which of the following plants has stilt roots?
(a) Bryophyllum
(b) Radish
(c) Pandanus
(d) Mango
Answer: : (c)
Q. Assimilatory or photosynthetic roots are present in
(a) Tinospora
(b) Trapa
(c) Taeniophyllum
(d) All of the above
Answer: : (d)
Q. Which of the following is a geocarpic fruit?
(a) Garlic
(b) Onion
(c) Potato
(d) Peanut
Answer: : (d)
Q. Which of the following is homologous with sweet potato?
(a) Potato
(b) Colocasia
(c) Turnip
(d) Ginger
Answer: : (c)
Q. Which of the following is an edible modified root?
(a) Potato
(b) Sweet potato
(c) Groundnut
(d) both (a) and (b)
Answer: : (b)
Q. Clinging roots are found in
(a) Podostemon
(b) Orchid
(c) Trapa
(d) Screwpine
Answer: : (b)
Q. Where do you find velamen?
(a) in roots of screwpine
(b) in aerial roots of orchids
(c) in leaves of Ficus
(d) in aerial and terrestrial roots of orchids
Answer: : (b)
Q. Which of the following has buttress roots?
(a) Banyan
(b) Sorghum
(c) Pandanus
(d) Terminalia
Answer: : (d)
Q. Roots of which of the following plants contains an oxidising agent?
(a) Soybean
(b) Radish
(c) Mustard
(d) Carrot
Answer: : (a)
Q. Roots developing from a part of the plant other than radicle are called
(a) Fibrous
(b) Adventitious
(c) Epicaulous
(d) Epiphyllous
Answer: : (b)
