Assertion (A): | Fibrous root is a type of adventitious root. |
Reason (R): | It does not develop from radicle but from the base of the main stem. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
3. | (A) is true but (R) is false. |
4. | (A) is false but (R) is true. |
(i) | Pneumatophores help the plant root to take air or oxygen. |
(ii) | Floating hydrophytes possess well-developed root caps. |
(iii) | The edible part of Zingiber is an underground stem. |
(iv) | Prop roots contain root caps. |
(v) | Cladodes are green stems of limited growth which have taken over the function of photosynthesis from leaves. |