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5.Morphology of Flowering Plants
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Prop roots are the modification for
A
Support
B
Respiration
C
Storage food
D
Increasing mass
Solution
Prop or Pillar Roots They are thick pillar-like adventitious root, which grow from and support heavy horizontal branches of banyan tree. Initially, these roots are areal and hygroscopic. As the root reaches to the soil, they become thick and pillar-like
Standard 11
Biology
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