AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -They are adventitious roots that support the aerial branches. The prop roots are aerial roots that are found above the ground. Example – Roots of banyan and fig. The downward roots give a pillar-like appearance, and are also known as pillar roots.

Detailed explanation-2: -These air roots, called pneumatophores, extend upward from the underground roots above the soil surface. During low tides, air is taken up through open passages in the pneumatophores and transported to living root tissues. Mangrove seedlings © Cathleen Bester / Florida Museum.

Detailed explanation-3: -Most monocotyledons have adventitious roots; examples include orchids (Orchidaceae), bromeliads (Bromeliaceae), and many other epiphytic plants…

Detailed explanation-4: -mangroves. … feature of most mangroves is aerial prop roots, which form a tangled jungle, even after the main roots and stem bases of the trees have decayed.

Detailed explanation-5: –Propagative roots: roots that form the buds and then develop into shoots afterward results in the formation of a new plant. For eg cherry.-Storage roots: Roots that are used and modified for the storage of food and water. For eg carrot.