Multiple choice

Which among the following statements does not characterise conifers?

  1. All living conifers have monopodial growth with strong apical dominance.

  2. All extant conifers are woody plants.

  3. The wood of conifers is known as softwood.

  4. The conifers are of immense ecological importance.

  5. Boreal conifers have many summer time adaptations.
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E Correct answer
Explanation

Boreal conifers have many wintertime adaptations. The narrow conical shape of northern conifers, and their downward-drooping limbs, help them shed snow. Many of them seasonally alter their biochemistry to make them more resistant to freezing.

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