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Root systems - class-XI

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In monocots, ............ root system is observed.

  1. Tap root

  2. Fibrous root

  3. Pneumatophores

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The monocotyledonous plants possess the adventitious or the fibrous type of root system. There are many fine thread-like branches which develop from any other part of the plant rather than the radicle. These type of roots do not grow much deeper but spread in the region widely to provide support the plant.

The roots of submerged aquatic plants grows

  1. Under the ground

  2. Above the ground

  3. Under the water

  4. Above the water


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Plants that grow completely inside water and their roots are affixed to the soil under water with their leaves, stems and existing blooms of a plant are also submerged under normal water level.

So the correct option is 'Under the water'

Growth of tap root is

  1. Towards gravity

  2. Towards light

  3. Away from gravity

  4. Away from air


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The of tap roots is said to be towards gravity because the tap roots grow downward into the ground to absorb water and nutrients from deeper parts of the soil.

So, the correct answer is 'Towards gravity'.

Roots developed from parts of the plant other than radicle are called

  1. Tap roots

  2. Fibrous roots

  3. Adventitious roots

  4. Nodular roots


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Adventitious roots are the type of roots that are grown from different parts of plants such as stem, leaf and tubers etc. These are used in vegetative propagation.
Correct option is C.

The plant part which exhibits negative geotropism is

  1. Root

  2. Stem

  3. Branch

  4. Leaves


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Stem the supportive and holding part of a plant that grows from plumule and attracts towards a light and normally grows above the ground and considered to be negatively geotropic.

So the correct option is 'stem'

Still roots are

  1. Primary root

  2. Adventitious root

  3. Secondary root

  4. Tap root


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • Stilt roots are adventitious roots. They arise from the lower nodes of stem and enter the soil and become stronger. They help in the anchorage. 
  • For example, maize and sugarcane. So, the correct answer is 'Adventitious Root'.

Fusiform roots are found in   

  1. Solanum tuberosum

  2. Clocasia

  3. Ducus carota

  4. Raphanus sativus


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Fusiform root is those roots, which are swollen from middle and narrow towards the bottom parts. 

 Solanum tuberosum  It is a stem, not a root
 Colocasia Corm stem  
 Ducus carota  Conical root
 Raphanus sativus  Fusiform root

So, the correct answer is ' Raphanus sativus '

Which of the following correctly matches:

  1. Monstera Fibrous root

  2. Dahlia Fasciculate root

  3. Azadirachta Adventitious roots

  4. Basil Pop roots


Correct Option: A,B
Explanation:
Monstera has a fibrous root system, in which the primary root is short-lived and is replaced by a large number of roots. Dahlia has an adventitious root system and has fasciculated roots, in which tuberous roots arise in a cluster from the base of the stem. Azadirachta or neem has a tap root system with single thick long root with many thin roots grown from it. Basil plants also have a tap root system.

So, the correct options are 'Monstera Fibrous root and Dahlia Fasciculate root'.

Fasiculated roots for food storage and vegetative propagation are found in

  1. Ipomoea batata

  2. Raphanus sativus

  3. Grasses

  4. Dahlia


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Fasciculated roots is a modified adventitious root.

  • These roots are either swollen or they form root tubers in clusters.

  • Eg- Dahlia and Asparagus.

  • In Dahlia, these swollen roots lie at the base of the stem whereas, in Asparagus the swollen roots occur at intervals on the roots.

  • So, the correct answer is 'Dahlia'.

Stilt roots are reported from

  1. Pandanus (screw pine)

  2. Radish

  3. Mango-ginger

  4. Bryophyllum


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Stilt root is an adventitious root, which develops from the basal nodes present on the main axis. This type of root provides mechanical support to the plant. 

 Pandanus (screwpine)  Stilt root
 Radish Fusiform root 
 Mango- ginger Rhizome 
 Bryophyllum Develop from the adventitious bud present on the leaves.

So, the correct answer is  ' Pandanus (screwpine) '.

A fibrous root system is better adapted than tap root system for

  1. Storage of food

  2. Anchorage of plant to soil

  3. Absorption of water and minerals

  4. Transport of water and organic food


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Fibrous roots are highly branched roots and have more root hairs as well as more surface area than a taproot system. Due to more surface area, fibrous root helps the plants of anchorage to soil very firmly. So, the correct answer is 'Anchorage of plant to soil'.

What type of roots are found in Dahlia and Asparagus?

  1. Fasciculated

  2. Beaded

  3. Annulated

  4. Nodulated


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Fasciculated roots are found in Dahlai and Asparagus.  The fasciculated roots are tuberous roots arising from the stem base in clusturs. 

The common feature between Pinus, Monotropa and Sarcodes is

  1. Stilt roots

  2. Mycorrhizal roots

  3. Climbing roots

  4. Assimilatory roots


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The common feature between Pinus, Monotropa and Sarcodes is mycorrhizal roots. Mycorrhizae form a mutualistic relationship with the roots of most plant species. Most plant families are predominantly mycorrhizal. This mutualistic association provides the fungus with relatively constant and direct access to carbohydrates. The carbohydrates are translocated from their source to root tissue and onto the plant's fungal partners. In return, the plant gains the benefits of the mycelium's higher absorptive capacity for water and mineral nutrients due to the comparatively large surface area of mycelium, thus improving the plant's mineral absorption capabilities.

Thus, the correct answer is option B.

Turnip is an example for

  1. Unmodified taproot

  2. Modified taproot

  3. Modified napiform root

  4. Both B and C


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In a plant with a taproot system, the taproot is the largest, most central and most dominant root. Typically a taproot is straight and very thick. It is tapering and grows directly downward. From taproot, other roots sprout laterally. Napiform type of storage root is distinct from taproot. The root has a top-like in appearance. It is very broad at the top and tapers suddenly like a tail at the bottom. Turnip is an example for modified taproot and modified napiform root. 
Thus, the correct answer is option D.

An example of .............. is radish.

  1. Napiform root

  2. Conical root

  3. Tuberous root

  4. Fusiform root


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Radish is an example of fusiform tap root. The edible part of radish is a modified tap root. In a plant with a taproot system, the taproot is the central and dominant root. Typically, a taproot is straight and very thick. It is tapering in shape and grows directly downward. There are different types of modified tap roots like fusiform, napiform, conical, tuberous roots. Fusiform root is swollen at the middle and tapers gradually at both the ends forming a spindle shaped structure.
Therefore, the correct answer is option D.

Roots growing from any part of plant other than the original root system are termed as

  1. Adventitous roots

  2. Prop roots

  3. Fasciculated roots

  4. Parasitic roots


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Roots growing from any part of plant other than the original root system are termed as adventitous roots. Adventitious roots arise out of sequence from the more usual root formation of branches of a primary root and instead originate from the stem, branches, leaves or old woody roots. They commonly occur in monocots and pteridophytes. Most aerial roots and stilt roots are adventitious. In some conifers, adventitious roots can form the largest part of the root system.
Thus, the correct answer is option A.

Stilt roots in maize develop from

  1. Lower nodes

  2. Lower internodes

  3. Upper nodes

  4. Upper internodes


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Modified aerial adventitious roots which develop from lower part of the stem node for mechanical support are called as stilt roots. Stilt roots arise from basal nodes of the stem near the soil. Stilt roots are generally present in plants growing in loose sandy soils. As the normal roots are not properly fixed, these modified roots enter obliquely into soil and act as supporting organs. For example, Zea mays (maize). 

Thus, the correct answer is option A.

Khus oil is obtained from the roots of

  1. Nicotiana tobacum

  2. Rosa indica

  3. Vetiveria zizanioides

  4. Callistemon americana


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Vetiveria is the common name for the plant Chrysopogon zizanioides, one of the fragrant grass varieties. The roots of this plant stores an aromatic oil that is used in skin treatment and in aromatherapy. The aromatic oil extracted from the roots of Chrysopogon zizanioides is known as khus oil.
Thus, the correct answer is option C.

Tuberous roots are found in

  1. Daucus carota

  2. Beta vulgaris

  3. Ipomoea batatas

  4. Raphanus sativus


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Tuberous roots are found in Ipomoea batatas. A tuberous root or storage root is a modified lateral root which is enlarged to function as a storage organ. The enlarged area of the storage root can be produced at the end or middle of a root or involve the entire root. It is thus different in origin but similar in function and appearance to a stem tuber. Examples of plants with notable tuberous roots include the sweet potato, Cassava, and Dahlia. The sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the family Convolvulaceae. Its large, starchy, sweet-tasting, tuberous roots are a root vegetable. The young leaves and shoots are sometimes eaten as greens.
Thus, the correct answer is option C.

Stilt root occur in

  1. Groundnut

  2. Rice

  3. Sugarcane

  4. Wheat


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Stilt root occur in sugarcane. These are adventitious support roots which are common among mangroves. They grow down from lateral branches, branching in the soil. Stilt roots arise from the first few nodes of the stem. The stilt root penetrates down into the soil. It gives support to the plant. For example, maize and sugarcane.
Thus, the correct answer is option C.

Epiblema is epidermal layer of

  1. Monocot leaf

  2. Dicot root

  3. Monocot stem

  4. Dicot stem


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Epiblema is epidermal layer of dicot root. Epiblema is the outermost covering of the root formed by a single layer of compactly arranged, barrel-shaped parenchyma cells. The cells are characteristically thin-walled since, they are involved in absorption of water. A cuticle and stomata are absent. Some of the epiblema cells are produced into long unicellular projections called as root hairs. Hence, epiblema is also known as piliferous layer.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.

A dicot root differs from a monocot root in which of the following

  1. Presence of piliferous layer

  2. Presence of exodermis

  3. Presence of ill - developed pith

  4. Separate radial vascular bundle


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In dicot roots, the pith is either absent or not well developed. On the other hand in case of monocot root, we find a well developed pith across all the genera.
Thus, the correct answer is option C.

Which of the following has fibrous root system?

  1. Grass

  2. Pine tree

  3. Spinach

  4. Mustard


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Grasses are the monocotyledonous plants. These plants possess the adventitious or the fibrous type of root system. There are many fine thread-like branches which develop from any other part of the plant rather than the radicle. These type of roots do not grow much deeper but spread in the region widely to provide support the plant.

Fibrous root system is also called

  1. Tap root system

  2. Tuberous root system

  3. Nodulated root system

  4. Adventitious root system


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The monocotyledonous plants possess the adventitious or the fibrous type of root system. There are many fine thread-like branches which develop from any other part of the plant rather than the radicle. These type of roots do not grow much deeper but spread in the region widely to provide support the plant.

A root is adventitious when it is

  1. Swollen

  2. Growing in marshy places

  3. Formed from plumule

  4. Modified for storage


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Adventitious roots do not arise from the radical of the seed. Instead, they can originate from the plumule parts such as stem, branches, leaves, or old woody roots of the plants. Hence, they are termed as adventitious. They commonly occur in monocots and pteridophytes. 

Epiphytic roots occur in

  1. Rhizophora

  2. Trope

  3. Vanda

  4. Asparagus


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The adventitious roots found in the epiphytes are known as the epiphytic root. These roots hang freely in the air and absorb the moisture from the air by a special type of tissue called as velamen. Epiphytic plants are sometimes called as air plants because, they do not have roots in the soil. For example, Vanda.

So, the correct answer is 'Vanda'

Sweet potato is homologous to

  1. Ginger

  2. Turnip

  3. Potato

  4. Colocasia


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Sweet potato and turnip are root modifications. Sweet potato is a type of adventitious roots, which is modified to store food materials. The edible tuberous root is long and tapered. Turnip is a type of tap root. Ginger, potato, Colocasia are underground stem modifications for food storage. Both have the same function but different structure and thus are called as homologous.

Prop roots of Banyan tree are meant for

  1. Respiration

  2. Absorption of water from soil

  3. Retention of water in soil

  4. Providing support to big tree


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

When the adventitious roots modified for aerial support is called as prop roots. Prop roots give mechanical support to the aerial branches. The lateral branches grow vertically downward into the soil and act as pillars. Prop or pillar or columnar roots are pillar-like roots which give extra mechanical support to heavy stem branches, e.g., banyan tree. 

Which of the following groups of plants are propagated through underground root?

  1. Bryophyllum and Kalanchoe

  2. Ginger, potato, onion and Jamikand

  3. Pistia, Chrysanthemum and Pineapple

  4. Sweet potato, Asparagus, Tapioca and Dahlia

  5. Agave, Wild jam and Oxalis


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Vegetative propagation by roots takes place in modified roots called as tubers. Buds grow from the base of the stem into new plants. These roots are swollen for food storage. For example, Sweet potato, Asparagus, Tapioca and Dahlia.

Therefore, the correct option is D.

In Dahlia, the roots are 

  1. Fibrous

  2. Stilt

  3. Moniliform

  4. Fasciculated tuberous


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Fasciculated roots are the type of modified adventitious root. They are tuberous root which become thick due to storage of food. These types of roots occur in clusters from the base of the stem, e.g., Asparagus, Tapioca, Dahlia.

Thus, the correct answer is option D.

Exarch and polyarch vascular bundles occur in

  1. Monocot stem

  2. Monocot root

  3. Dicot stem

  4. Dicot root


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
In monocot root, vascular bundles are radial in arrangement. There are eight bundles each of xylem and phloem. Hence, the condition is described as polyarch. Exarch and polyarch vascular bundles occur in monocot roots. Xylem and phloem elements are combined in a central strand without pith, the stele. The roots of dicot species like wood plants or perennial plants performs secondary growth, while roots of monocots cannot.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.

Tall trees of what range of height have strong buttresses at their base?

  1. $15$ m and above

  2. $5-7$m

  3. $3-5$m

  4. $7-10$m


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Tall trees of range 15m and above have strong buttress because they need to support the whole plant body and its top part from falling or swaying in the extreme environmental conditions.

So, the correct option is '15m and above'.

In Orchis, the adventitious roots are

  1. Fasciculated tuberous

  2. Palmate

  3. Fibrous

  4. Both B and C


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Palmate tuberous roots : In Orchis there is a pair of succulent tuberous root, one of which perishes every year while another new one is formed by its side. Such orchid roots may sometimes be of palmate shape, therefore, called palmate roots.

So, the correct answer is 'Palmate'.

Consider the following statements regarding the root system of angioserms.
I. In monocots, the fibrous root system arises from base of stem.
II. Region of elongation is called root hair zone.
III. In sweet potato, adventitious roots get swollen and store food.
IV. Stem of Maiza and Sugarcane have supporting roots called prop roots.

  1. I and II correct, III and IV wrong

  2. II and III correct, I and IV wrong

  3. II and IV correct, I and III wrong

  4. I and III correct, II and IV wrong

  5. IV correct, I, II, and III wrong


Correct Option: D

Which one is correctly matched?

  1. Dahlia - Fasciculated root

  2. Monstera - Fibrous roots

  3. Basil - Prop root

  4. Azadirachta - Adventitious roots


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Fasciculated roots are the type of modified adventitious root. They are tuberous root which become thick due to storage of food. They occur in clusters at the base of the stem; example Asparagus, Dahlia. In Dahlia they lie at the base of the stem while in Asparagus the fasciculated fleshy roots occur at intervals on the normal roots.

So, the correct answer is 'A'.

How many given plants have adventitious root- Maize, Carrot, Sugarcane, Onion.

  1. $1$

  2. $2$

  3. $4$

  4. $3$


Correct Option: A

Consider the following statements.
a. Epidermis and cortex of monocot root are similar to those of dicot root.
b. Hypodermis of dicot stem consists of sclerenchymatous cells.
c. The cells of bundle sheath in maize leaf serve as temporary storage cells.
d. The dicot leaf is hypostomatic.
Which of these statements are correct?

  1. $1$ and $2$

  2. $2, 3$ and $4$

  3. $1, 3$ and $4$

  4. $1, 2, 3$ and $4$


Correct Option: A

Primary inoculums of red rot of sugarcane comes from _______________.

  1. Mycelium in reddened pith

  2. Conidia and mycelium in buds

  3. Acervuli in the rind

  4. Conidia and mycelium in debris


Correct Option: A

Select the mismatched pair.

  1. Tap root system - Dicots

  2. Fibrous root system - Monocots

  3. Fasciculated roots - Curcuma

  4. Slit roots - Sugarcane


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Fasciculated fleshy roots are modified adventitious roots, in which swollen roots or root tubers occur in clusters from lower nodes of stem, e.g. Dahlia and  . In Curcuma, nodulose roots are found where the swellings occur only near the tips.
Tap roots are present in dicots.
Fibrous root is found in monocots.
Slit root is present in sugarcane.
So, the correct answer is 'Fasciculated roots - Curcuma'

Which of the following pairs are correctly by matched?
a. Assimilatory root- Photosynthesis
b. Fasciculate root - Food storage
c. Stilt root- Mechanical support
d. Sucking root- Absorption of moisture from the air
Select the correct answer.

  1. $2, 3$ and $4$

  2. $1, 2$ and $4$

  3. $1, 3$ and $4$

  4. $1, 2$ and $3$


Correct Option: A

Which of the following plants bears moniliform roots?

  1. Momordica

  2. Curcuma

  3. Dahlia

  4. Asparagus


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Moniliform or beaded roots are adventitious roots which are swollen at regular intervals like beads of a necklace. For example, Baseila rubra (India spinach), Momordica and some grasses.

So, the correct answer is 'Momordica'.

An example of fresh water, rootless insectivorous plant is

  1. Drosera

  2. Dionaea

  3. Dinoflaggelata

  4. Myriophyllum


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Dionaea is an example of fresh water, rootless insectivorous plant. Dionaea, is a carnivorous plant native to subtropical wetlands. It catches its prey, chiefly insects and arachnids, with a trapping structure formed by the terminal portion of each of the plant's leaves and is triggered by tiny hairs on their inner surfaces. When an insect or spider crawling along the leaves contacts a hair, the trap closes if a different hair is contacted within twenty seconds of the first strike. The requirement of redundant triggering in this mechanism serves as a safeguard against a waste of energy in trapping objects with no nutritional value.

Which one of the following plants produces edible root?

  1. Raphanus sativus

  2. Brassica campestris

  3. Brassica oleracea

  4. Eruca sativa


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Raphanus sativus is an edible root vegetable of the Brassicaceae family. It has a fusiform taproot system. The edible part of radish is a modified tap root. Radishes are eaten as a salad vegetable. 

Thus, the correct answer is option A.

Growth of tap roots is

  1. Towards gravity

  2. Towards light

  3. Away from gravity

  4. Away from air


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Growth of tap roots is towards gravity. Typically, a taproot is very thick. It is tapering in shape and grows directly downward into the soil towards the force of gravity. In plants with taproot systems, the taproot is the central root from which other roots sprout laterally.
Thus, the correct answer is option A.

From which part of Atropa belladona, the drug belladona is obtained?

  1. Roots

  2. Bark

  3. Stem

  4. All parts of the plant


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The drug belladona is obtained from roots of Atropa belladona. Atropa belladonna, commonly known as belladonna or deadly nightshade, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the family Solanaceae. The foliage and berries are extremely toxic, containing tropane alkaloids. These toxins include scopolamine and hyoscyamine, which cause a bizarre delirium and hallucinations.

When secondary growth in thickness is initiated in a dicot root, which of the following happens first? 

  1. Cambial initials between xylem and phloem will divide.

  2. Pericycle strands, outside the primary xylem will divide.

  3. Periclinal division takes place, so that the cambium becomes circular.

  4. Parenchymatous cells between xylem and phloem become meristematic.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Dicot root shows secondary growth in thickness. Dicot root possess 2-4 xylem and phloem patches. These patches are separated by parenchymatous cells. The parenchymatous tissue present in between xylem and phloem become meristematic in later stages. These are called as cambium ring. 

Thus, the correct answer is option D.

A layer of suberised cells below the epidermis of root of certain plants is

  1. Second epidermis

  2. Hypodermis

  3. Exodermis

  4. Endodermis


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Plant roots are so designed that it can take up water and nutrients from the soil and pass it on to the shoot. At the same time, there are chances of  unwanted and toxic compounds be also taken along with any soilborne pathogens. To protect the roots from such intake, specific unicellular tissues, such as exodermis is located at the outer surface of the root directly below the root epidermis.
Thus, the correct answer is option C.

Stilt roots occurs in

  1. Banyan

  2. Screwpine

  3. Mango

  4. Spinach


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Screwpine shows stilt roots because the stem of the plant is weak and needs additional support to withhold the erect structure by arising roots from the lower nodes.

So, the correct option is 'Screwpine'.

The modified supporting roots called prop roots and stilt roots are seen respectively in (i) Banyan and Maize (ii) Banyan and Sugarcane (iii) Maize and Banyan (iv) Sugarcane and Maize.

  1. i only

  2. ii only

  3. iii only

  4. i and ii only

  5. i and iv only


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Banyan Trees are having a supporting root system for its branches. But maize and sugarcane have the stilt root to help the plant to stand erect. Prop roots or columnar roots in banyan. These aerial roots appear like props or columns. 

In banyan tree, these roots develop from the large, horizontal branches of large trees. Stilt roots in maize and Sugarcane are adventitious. They are developed from the lower part of the stem and grow obliquely. The stilt roots give additional support to the plants.

The correct options are i and ii.

Thus the correct option is D.

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