Question

A certain group of plants have spongy roots, which allow the exchange of gases to and from the atmosphere. What are the group of plants and the type of roots known as? mistletoe with haustorial roots corn with adventitious roots mangroves with pneumatophores

Answer 1

Mangroves with pneumatophores are a certain group of plants that have spongy roots, which allows for the exchange of gases to and from the atmosphere!

Answer 2

The correct answer is "mangroves with pneumatophores".

Step-by-step explanation:

Pneumatophores are specific spongy root structures that grow out the water in hydrophytic trees, in order to allow the exchange of gases to and from the atmosphere. Mangroves usually grow in coastal saline or brackish waters and produced this type of roots. Two common species of mangroves with pneumatophores are Avicennia germinans and Laguncularia raecemosa.