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

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1. Plants growing in xerophytic conditions usually have:

   A. Feebly developed root system
   B. Deep and much branched root system
   C. Well developed leaves
   D. III developed vascular system

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

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

3. Plants growing near the sea whore are generally resistant to:

   A. Lodging
   B. Erosion
   C. Salt spray
   D. Injuries

4. 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

5. Plants growing on burnt soil are called:

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

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

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

7. Plants growing on sand and gravel are called:

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

8. Plants growing on desert and steppe are called:

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

9. Plants growing in marsh are called:

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

10. The plants growing on saline soils are called:

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