Morphology Of Flowering Plants Root Stem And Leaf Question 24

Question: A runner of water with one thick internode, found in aquatic rosette plants like Eichhorina (Water hyacinth) is called

Options:

A) Stolon

B) Offset

C) Both correct

D) Both wrong

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

An offset develops from below a tuft or rossette of leaves, grows for sometime and bears a new tuft or rossette of leaves at its tip.

e.g., Eichhornia.