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What are fibrous roots? Give an example of a plant with this kind of root. [2 MARKS]
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Fibrous roots are a group of lateral roots arising from the base of the stem. In plants bearing fibrous roots, the initialtap root slowly weakens and is replaced by a bunch of roots arising from the base of the stem. These bunch of roots forms the fibrous roots.
Examples of plants with fibrous roots are banana, grass and onion.

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