Question
Ishwar was reading a chapter on the function of different parts of a green plant. His mother asked him about the functions of roots. He replied that roots are meant for anchorage and absorbing water and minerals from the soil. Then mother showed him radish, carrot, and turnip and asked him about the additional functions that the roots perform.
Read the above passage and answer the following questions:-
I. What is the special function of roots in above examples?
II. What other secondary functions roots are known to perform?
Solution
i. Radish carrot and turnip all are modified for storage of food.
ii. Roots performs the following function:
Support (Stilt root), respiration (pneumatophores), photosynthesis (Trapa).
