Thick cuticles on leaves are typical of plants growing in:

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. Plants growing on burnt soil are called:

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

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

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

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

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

5. Plants growing on sand and gravel are called:

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

6. Plants growing on desert and steppe are called:

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

7. Plants growing in marsh are called:

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

8. 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

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

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

10. The plants growing on saline soils are called:

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