Plants growing in xerophytic conditions usually have:

Related Mcqs:

1. Plants growing near sea shore will usually have xerophytic characters, like thick leaves, because:

   A. There is plenty of water in the soil
   B. There is too high a concentration of salts for the plants to absorb sufficient water from the soil
   C. Light available to plant is not sufficient
   D. The soil is muddy

2. Buttresses are usually found in the plants growing in:

   A. Tropical deciduous forests
   B. Temperate coniferous forests
   C. Temperate broad-leaf forest
   D. Tropical rain forest

3. Plants growing on burnt soil are called:

   A. Heliophilous
   B. Hydrophilous
   C. Pyrophilous
   D. Pyriform

4. Plants growing in alpine zone are dwarf due to:

   A. Low temperature
   B. High wind velocity
   C. High light intensity
   D. None of these

5. Plants growing on sand and gravel are called:

   A. Eremophytes
   B. Oxylophytes
   C. Psilophytes
   D. Psammophytes

6. Plants growing on rocks are called on:

   A. Psychrophytes
   B. Lithophytes
   C. Halophytes
   D. Sciophytes

7. Plants growing on desert and steppe are called:

   A. Oxylophytes
   B. Lithophytes
   C. Eremophytes
   D. Psilophytes

8. Plants growing in marsh are called:

   A. Halophytes
   B. Heliophytes
   C. Halophytes
   D. Sciophytes

9. Thick cuticles on leaves are typical of plants growing in:

   A. Wet habitats
   B. Warm habitats
   C. Dry habitats
   D. Cool habitats

10. The plants growing on saline soils are called:

    A. Heliophytes
    B. Xerophytes
    C. Halophytes
    D. Hydrophytes