Multiple choice

Which of the following types of plants exhibit xeromorphy?

  1. Plants growing in glass houses

  2. Plants growing at high altitudes

  3. Submerged plants

  4. Plants growing in high marshy lands
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Plants growing at high altitudes exhibit xeromorphy to reduce transpiration. Xeromorphy is indepedent of availability of water in the soil. It depends mainly on low air humidity. It is characterised by thick cuticle, several layers of epidermis and a few stomata confined in the lower epidermis.

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