NEET AIPMT SOLVED PAPER 2000

  • question_answer
                    Special kinds of roots called pneumatophores are characteristics of the plants growing in:            

    A)                                                                                                                                                                                         sandy soils                                                         

    B)                 saline soils                          

    C)                 marshy places and salt lakes                      

    D)                 dryland regions

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                    Pneumatophores are specialised roots which grow vertically upwards into the air from roots embedded in the mud. Since they are loosely constructed, these make gaseous exchange possible for submerged roots. These are found in plants growing in marshes or saline swamps.


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