modifications

Question 1

Tap root types

Answer 1

food storage, respiration purposes

Question 2

food storage types

Answer 2

fusiform, conical root, napiform root

Question 3

swollen in the middle and tapering towards the apex and base

Answer 3

fusiform

Question 4

spindle shaped

Answer 4

fusiform

Question 5

example of fusiform

Answer 5

Radish

Question 6

root is broad at base and tapers towards apex like a cone

Answer 6

conical

Question 7

example of conical

Answer 7

Carrot

Question 8

swollen at the upper part of and then becomes soherical and sharply tapering at lower part

Answer 8

Napiform

Question 9

examples of napiform

Answer 9

turnip, beetroot

Question 10

halophyte examples

Answer 10

rhizpora, avicennia, sonneratia, heritiera

Question 11

vrowing in swampy areas

Answer 11

halophytes

Question 12

negatively geotrophic plants

Answer 12

halophytes

Question 13

exchange of gases through what

Answer 13

pneumathodes, lenticels

Question 14

Adventitious root types

Answer 14

food storage, mechanical support, epiphytic, sucking/haustoria

Question 15

tyoes of food storage

Answer 15

Simple tuberous, fasciulated tuberous

Question 16

get swollen and store food

Answer 16

simple tuberous

Question 17

example of simple tuberous

Answer 17

sweet potatato

Question 18

cluster arising from one point becomes thick and fleshy

Answer 18

fasciulated tuberous

Question 19

example of fasciculated tuberous

Answer 19

dahlia and asparagus

Question 20

types of mechanical support

Answer 20

prop roots, stilt roots

Question 21

arise from horizontal branches and grow vertically downwards till the oenetrate in the soil

Answer 21

prop roots

Question 22

secondary growth- act like pillars

Answer 22

prop roots

Question 23

example of prop roots

Answer 23

banyan tree

Question 24

arise from few lower nodes of weak stem of monocots

Answer 24

stilt roots

Question 25

obliquely downward groth

Answer 25

stilt roots

Question 26

examples

Answer 26

maize and sugarcane, screwpine

Question 27

frow on mango trees to ontain moisture from air

Answer 27

orchids- epiphytic

Question 28

roots probided wid a membrane absorbent to absorb moisturw

Answer 28

velamen

Question 29

other name for epiphytic

Answer 29

assimilatory roots

Question 30

types of sucking / haustoria

Answer 30

partial parasite, and total parasite

Question 31

penetrate in xylem. steal water inly

Answer 31

viscum album (partial)

Question 32

penetrate in xylem as well as phloem. obtain food as well as water

Answer 32

cuscuta (total parasite)

Question 33

types of modifications of stems

Answer 33

undrgeound, aerial, sub aerial

Question 34

underground types

Answer 34

rhizome, stem tiber, bulb, corm

Question 35

aerial types

Answer 35

stem tendrils, thorn, phyloclade, bulbil

Question 36

sub aerial types

Answer 36

runner, offset/aquatic runner, underground runner, stolon

Question 37

prostrate, dorsiventrally thickened.

Answer 37

rhizome

Question 38

grows horizontally or obliquely

Answer 38

rhizome

Question 39

examples of rhizome

Answer 39

ginger, turmeric

Question 40

underground branches of stem. tips become swollen because of storage of food (starch)

Answer 40

stem tuber

Question 41

axillary buds r known as

Answer 41

eyss

Question 42

example of stem tuber

Answer 42

potata

Question 43

highly reduced and discoid wid a presence of a whorl of leaves

Answer 43

bulb

Question 44

examples of bulb

Answer 44

onions, garlic

Question 45

underground spherical or sub spherical vertically hrowing

Answer 45

corm

Question 46

example of corm

Answer 46

arbi (colocasia), amorohophallous (elephant foot)

Question 47

develop from axillary buds slender and aoirally coiled

Answer 47

stem tendrils

Question 48

has sensitive adhesive glands

Answer 48

stem tendrils

Question 49

example of stem tendrils

Answer 49

gours (cucumber, pumpkin, watermelon) and grapevines

Question 50

acillary bud get modified to protect from animals

Answer 50

thorns

Question 51

examples of thorn

Answer 51

citrus, bougainvillea

Question 52

stem performs photosynthesis contain chlorophyll

Answer 52

Phylloclade

Question 53

examples of phylloclade

Answer 53

opuntia, euphorbia

Question 54

axillary bud becomes fleshy and round

Answer 54

bulbil

Question 55

helps in vegetative propagation

Answer 55

bulbil

Question 56

examples of bulbil

Answer 56

agave, dioscorea

Question 57

underground stem reach mew niches. older parts die and new r formed

Answer 57

runners

Question 58

examples of runner

Answer 58

grass and strawberries

Question 59

railway

Answer 59

runner

Question 60

slender lateral branch arise from base of main axis grows aerially and then arch downwards. the terminal pokt gices rise to shoot and adventitious roots

Answer 60

stolon

Question 61

bridge

Answer 61

stolon

Question 62

examples of stolon

Answer 62

mint, jasmine

Question 63

aquatic plants having lateral branches. wid short internodes node bears a rosette of leaves above and truft of roots below

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offset

Question 64

examplesof offset

Answer 64

pistia and eichhornia

Question 65

lateral branches originate from basal portion of main stem from horizontal and the. come out obliquely

Answer 65

sucker/ underground runner

Question 66

examples of sucker

Answer 66

banana, pineapple, chrysanthemum

Question 67

types of modifications of leaf

Answer 67

stem tendrils, leaf spines, fleshy leaves, phyllode, adhesive and digestive organs, leaf hook

Question 68

additional support for weak stems

Answer 68

leaf tendril

Question 69

example of lead tendril

Answer 69

pea

Question 70

defence agaisnt browsing animals

Answer 70

leaf spines

Question 71

entire leaf in a spine

Answer 71

opuntia

Question 72

margin becomes spine

Answer 72

agave

Question 73

stipules modifies into spine

Answer 73

acacia

Question 74

examples of leaf spines

Answer 74

cactus, opuntia, agave, acacia

Question 75

the petiole becomes green and perfoms photosynthesis

Answer 75

phyllode

Question 76

example of phyllode

Answer 76

Australian acacia

Question 77

storage of food

Answer 77

fleshy leaves

Question 78

example of fleshy leaves

Answer 78

garlic onion

Question 79

digestion and absorption of insects

Answer 79

digestive and absorbing organs

Question 80

examples of digestive and absorbing organs

Answer 80

pitcher plan, venus fly trap

Question 81

terminal theee leaflet gets converted into three curved hooks

Answer 81

leaf hooks

Question 82

anchorage to tree

Answer 82

leaf hooks

Question 83

examples of leaf hooks

Answer 83

bignonia unguis cati (cats nail)