Farmers have been able to genetically engineer a wide variety of crops that possess an enormous diversity of traits. If a farmer wanted to increase the ability of his crops to access ground water that is several meters below ground which type of root system would he want?

A. aerial roots
B. taproot
C. fibrous roots
D. pneumatophores
E. prop roots


Answer: B

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