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Multiple choice botany ecological adaptations, succession and ecological services extreme adaptations adapting to a habit adaptive features aquatic plant adaptations pollination through water

Xerophytes are plants which grow in ____________.

  1. Dry areas

  2. Water

  3. Place where land and water meet

  4. Land
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Explanation

Xerophytes are defined as plants that have adapted to survive in environments with limited water availability, commonly referred to as dry areas.

Multiple choice botany ecological adaptations, succession and ecological services extreme adaptations adapting to a habit adaptive features aquatic plant adaptations pollination through water

Vegetation of Rajasthan is

  1. Xerophytic

  2. Alpine

  3. Arctic

  4. Deciduous
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Vegetation of Rajasthan is xerophytic. It is a geographic region with low rainfall, high temperature, loose and sandy soil. It consists of spiny shrub, cactus. Caatinga is a type of xerophytic vegetation.

Thus, the correct answer is 'Xerophytic.'

Multiple choice botany ecological adaptations, succession and ecological services extreme adaptations adapting to a habit adaptive features aquatic plant adaptations pollination through water

After the destruction of forests, what type of vegetation is expected to develop?

  1. Xerophytes vegetation

  2. Scrub vegetation

  3. Grassland vegetation

  4. Evergreen vegetation
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When forests are destroyed, the soil often loses its moisture-retaining capacity and becomes exposed to harsh sun, leading to the development of xerophytic vegetation.

Multiple choice botany ecological adaptations, succession and ecological services extreme adaptations adapting to a habit adaptive features aquatic plant adaptations pollination through water

The most common organic solute stored by xerophytes for maintaining osmotic and water potential is

  1. Glucose

  2. Sucrose

  3. Raffinose

  4. Proline
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Proline is a common compatible solute (osmolyte) accumulated by plants, especially xerophytes and halophytes, to maintain osmotic balance and protect cellular structures under drought stress.

Multiple choice botany living organisms and their surroundings aquatic plant adaptations pollination through water extreme adaptations

Reduction in vascular tissue, mechanical tissue and cuticle is characteristic of :-

  1. Hydrophytes

  2. Xerophytes

  3. Mesophytes

  4. Epiphytes.
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Answer is option A i.e. "Hydrophytes"
Hydrophytes are aquatic plants that live in aquatic environments either completely or partially submerged in water. As an adaptation, their vascular tissue and mechanical tissue are reduced. The cuticle is either completely absent or it is reduced, thin and poorly developed.
On contrary, xerophytes have heavy cuticle, vascular tissue and mechanical tissue. Mesophytes have moderate vascular tissue, mechanical tissue and cuticle and epiphytes are lower plants or mosses that live in marine environment, they are non-vascular.