Four of the following statements are true regarding roots.Which one is NOT true?
A) Roots anchor a plant in soil, and in many species, they store nutrients.
B) An extensive root system provides a plant with a very large surface area for absorbing water from the soil.
C) When a seed germinates, the first structure to emerge from it is a root.
D) In typical monocots, a primary root is quickly replaced with a mat of adventitious roots.
E) In typical eudicots, the primary root that emerges from a seed thickens and lengthens to become a fibrous root.

Question

Four of the following statements are true regarding roots.Which one is NOT true?  
A) Roots anchor a plant in soil, and in many species, they store nutrients.
B) An extensive root system provides a plant with a very large surface area for absorbing water from the soil.
C) When a seed germinates, the first structure to emerge from it is a root.
D) In typical monocots, a primary root is quickly replaced with a mat of adventitious roots.
E) In typical eudicots, the primary root that emerges from a seed thickens and lengthens to become a fibrous root.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Eudicots typically develop a taproot system from the primary root, not a fibrous root system. Fibrous root systems are more characteristic of monocots.

Four of the Following Statements Are True Regarding Roots