NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Monocot roots are fibrous, meaning they form a wide network of thin roots that originate from the stem and stay close to the surface of the soil. In contrast, dicots have “taproots, ” meaning they form a single thick root that grows deep into the soil and has smaller, lateral branches.

Detailed explanation-2: -Most monocots (including grasses and onions) have a fibrous root system.

Detailed explanation-3: -The monocotyledonous plants possess the adventitious or the fibrous type of root system. There are many fine thread-like branches which develop from any other part of the plant rather than the radicle. These type of roots do not grow much deeper but spread in the region widely to provide support the plant.

Detailed explanation-4: -Monocot plants such as lilies, orchids, palms, irises, and grasses are supplied with an extensive fibrous root system.

Detailed explanation-5: -Fibrous roots are also known as adventitious roots because the primary root that forms when a seedling germinates does not remain. Instead, roots grow out of the stem of the plant and are called adventitious. Fibrous roots are characteristic of monocots (Chapter 9), such as corn and grass (Figure 2.1.