Multiple choice

Plants growing in dry and saline soil are called:

  1. xerophyte

  2. hydrophyte

  3. halophyte

  4. heliophyte

  5. mesophyte

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C Correct answer
Explanation

A halophyte is a plant that grows in waters of high salinity, coming into contact with saline water through its roots or by salt spray, such as in saline semi-deserts, mangrove swamps, marshes, sloughs and seashores.