A plant species adapted to waterlogged conditions exhibits aerenchyma formation in its roots. Which of the following BEST explains the adaptive advantage of this anatomical modification?
Increases root surface area for enhanced water absorption
Provides structural support to prevent root collapse in saturated soil
Facilitates oxygen transport to submerged root tissues, enabling aerobic respiration
Stores excess water for use during periods of drought
Related Questions
In a longitudinal section of a root, starting from the tip upward the four zones occur in the following order :
Root cap, cell division, cell enlargement, cell maturation
Root cap, cell division, cell maturation, cell enlargement
Cell division, cell enlargement, cell maturation, root cap
Cell division, cell maturation, cell enlargement, root cap
Which one of the following conditions is seen in the roots of a plant having submerged assimilatory roots and spongy petioles?
Triarch
Monarch
Tetrarch
Diarch
Root hairs are found
In the zone of elongation
Adventitious roots
On the root cap
In the zone of maturation
Region of root present just above the root cap is called the region of
Cell Division
Elongation
Maturation
Absorption
Regions of root from the root tip to base are
Region of maturation Region of elongation Region of meristematic activity
Region of elongation Region of maturation Region of meristematic activity
Region of meristematic Region of elongation Region of maturation
Region of dividing Region of maturation Region of elongation
