Morphology Of Flowering Plants Root Stem And Leaf Question 232

Question: Nodulated roots bearing family is [RPMT 1993, 95, 96]

Options:

A) Mimosoideae

B) Caesalpinoideae

C) Papilionatae

D) Solanaceae

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

Plants belonging to sub-family papilionatae of family leguminosae (e.g., pea, gram etc.) bear nodule-like swellings, called root nodules.

These nodules contain nitrogen fixing bacteria which fix atmospheric free nitrogen in to ammonia.