Table 3. Different plant species exhibiting metamorphosed roots. Metamorphosed/ Adaptive Features Species Function Pandanus sp. Prop roots Ficus benjamina Aerial roots Raphanus sativus Tuber/enlarged roots Chlorophytum elatum Tuber/enlarged roots Ipomoea batatas Tuber/enlarged roots Taeniophyllum sp. Photosynthetic roots Rhizophora sp. Pneumatophores

Table 3. Different plant species exhibiting metamorphosed roots. Metamorphosed/ Adaptive Features Species Function Pandanus sp. Prop roots Ficus benjamina Aerial roots Raphanus sativus Tuber/enlarged roots Chlorophytum elatum Tuber/enlarged roots Ipomoea batatas Tuber/enlarged roots Taeniophyllum sp. Photosynthetic roots Rhizophora sp. Pneumatophores

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Chapter25: Seedless Plants

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Problem 3VCQ: Figure 25.24 Which of the following statements about the fern life cycle is false? Sporangia produce...

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