Root Flashcards

1
Q

Tap root

A

DT dicot taproot

Mustard
Turnip
Carrot

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2
Q

Fibrous root

A

FM fibrous monocots
Triticum aestivum
wheat

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3
Q

Adventitious root

A

Roots that rise from parts other than the radicle

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4
Q

Adventitious root

A

Baniya Banyan tree
Goes Grass
Mad Monstera

Sweet potato

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5
Q

Food storage

A

Tap root of carrot and turnip
Adventitious root of sweet potato

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6
Q

Hanging roots of banyan tree

A

Prop roots

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7
Q

Stilt roots

A

Maize
Sugarcane

Come out of the lower nodes of the stem

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8
Q

Pneumatophores

A

Rhizophora
Mangrooves
Swampy areas
help to get OXYGEN for respiration

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9
Q

Rhizome
underground stem

A

Ginger– Food storage
Turmeric – Food storage
Banana

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10
Q

Tuber
underground stem

A

Potato
Food storage

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11
Q

Corm
underground stem

A

Colocassia
amorphophallus ( zaminkand)

Food storage

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12
Q

Underground stems

A

Grass
Strawberry

Vegetative (read ncert line)

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13
Q

Stem tendrils

A

Develop from auxillary buds
Slender
spirally coiled
help to climb

Gourds (cucumber,pumpkin,watermelon)
Grapevines

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14
Q

Thorns

A

Developed from auxillary buds
Citrus
Bougainvillea

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15
Q

Phytoclade

A

Photosynthetic stem

Opuntia flattened
Euphorbia fleshy, cylindrical

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16
Q

Offset

A

Sub aerial weak stem

Water hyacinth
Water lily

17
Q

Runner

A

Sub aerial weak stem
Grass

18
Q

Suckers

A

Banana
Pineapple
Crysanthemum

19
Q

Stolon

A

Jasmine
Mint

Read from ncert

20
Q

Aquatic plants

A

Stem modification
Pistia
Eichhornia