Question

Which among the following is not correct about modifications of roots to facilitate respiration?

(a) In some plants that grow in marshy areas, roots are modified to facilitate respiration

(b) Pneumatophores are specialized breathing roots that help in respiration of plant that grows in marshy areas

(c) Breathing roots are present in mango

(d) Exchange of gases occur through lenticels in pneumatophores

The question was asked in an internship interview.

The origin of the question is Flowering Plants Morphology in section Morphology of Flowering Plants of Biology – Class 11

Answer 1

Right option is (c) Breathing roots are present in mango

Explanation: In some plants that grow in marshy areas, roots are modified to facilitate respiration. Pneumatophores are specialized breathing roots that help in respiration of plant that grows in marshy areas. Breathing roots are present in mangroves that occur mostly in Sunderban deltas. Exchange of gases occurs through lenticels in pneumatophores.