Plants that grow in a marshy saline habitat are called:

Related Mcqs:

1. Vast Indus food plains have been cleared of natural vegetation to grow crops. Very little wildlife habitat has been left. Only the animals like ______ and the wild hare occur in these areas:

   A. Jackal, Mangoose
   B. Jungle Cat, Civet Cat
   C. Sclay Ant Earter, Desert Cat
   D. All of the above

2. The plants growing on saline soils are called:

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

3. Plants growing in loose non-saline soil are:

   A. Xerophytes
   B. Halophytes
   C. Mesophytes
   D. Lithophytes

4. In water logged soil plants cannot grow properly because the soil is:

   A. Physiologically wet
   B. Physiologically dry
   C. Physically dry
   D. None of the above

5. Endemic plants are those which grow in:

   A. Fresh water lakes
   B. Shady places
   C. Tissue of other plants
   D. Geographically limited areas

6. Plants grow sparsely in arid regions of the world:

   A. Only because of high temperature
   B. Because no seeds fall near the soil
   C. Because of several environmental factors combining together
   D. Because the soil is sandy

7. Those chemicals which are produced by plants and affect other plants are broadly called:

   A. Depresants
   B. Allomones
   C. Allelochemics
   D. Kairomones

8. The community which begins succession in a habitat is designated as:

   A. Seral community
   B. Biotic community
   C. Pioneer community
   D. Ecosere

9. Habitat destruction is the indirectly acting factor while _____ hunting are the main direct human factors affecting wildlife populations:

   A. Legal
   B. Illegal
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

10. An excellent habitat for wildlife in the form of:

    A. Alpine grazing lands
    B. Sub-alpine scrub
    C. Temperate forests
    D. All of the above