NTA Abhyas 2020
- Exam
- NTA Abhyas
- Year
- 2020
- Subject
- Botany
- Chapter
- Mineral Nutrition
NTA Abhyas 2020 · Botany · Mineral Nutrition
Coralloid roots of Cycas are useful in
Coralloid roots of Cycas are useful in
Options
- A -fixation
- BAbsorption
- CTranspiration
- DFixation
Correct answer
A. -fixation
Step-by-step solution
Anabaena, Nostoc and other cyanobacteria are found in coralloid roots hence it helps in fixation/absorption of nitrogen.& The coralloid roots containing these symbiotic cyanobacteria (blue-green algae), apart from fixing nitrogen produce beneficial amino acids asparagine and citrulline.