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Prop roots of banyan tree are meant for

A. respiration.

B. absorption of water from soil.

C. providing support to big tree.

D. all of the above.

Correct Answer : C.


Some plants are profusely branched and branches are thick and heavy. From these branches roots arise and hang downwards in the air and later penetrate the soil and function as prop (for support) to the branch, e.g., Ficus bengalensis (Banyan).

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