Ques. 1NEET 2018
Pneumatophores occur in
- halophytes
- free-floating hydrophytes
- carnivorous plants
- submerged hydrophytes
Answer
(1) halophytes
Solution
As per NCERT, in some plants such as Rhizophora growing in swampy areas, many roots come out of the ground and grow vertically upwards; such roots, called pneumatophores, help to get oxygen for respiration.
These mangrove plants grow in saline marshy soil, i.e. they are halophytes.
Answer: (1)