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Adaptive features - class-VI

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Root system in hydrophytes is 

  1. Fully Developed

  2. Partially Developed

  3. Absent

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Because hydrophtes are supported by water rather than by roots and stem structures, most hydrophtes as a result have roots that are small and feathery. These are designed to take in oxygen from the water, and since the plant is fully submersed in water at all times, there is less need for a long and thick root structure. One plant that has a feathery root is the Salvinia Molesta, which is a free-floating aquatic fern.


So, the correct option is 'Partially developed'.

Fixation of $CO _2$ into organic acids during night is a characteristic feature of?

  1. Hydrophytes

  2. Desert succulents

  3. Tropical grasses

  4. Mesophytes


Correct Option: A

What are examples of detrivores?

  1. Bacteria, Soilmites, worms and fungi

  2. Planktons

  3. Plants Animals

  4. Omnivores


Correct Option: A

Water lily is a/an 

  1. Algae

  2. Mesophyte

  3. Fern

  4. Hydrophyte


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Often found on floating plants, many hydrophytes have air sacs that help the plant float on the surface of the water. The water chestnut is one example, which includes a beautiful cluster of green leaves with white flowers, attached to a fine root system. It is important to note that some aquatic plants will float slightly submerged in the water, such as the buttercup. Others, such as water lilies, will float up on top of the surface since their leaves distribute the weight across the surface of the water. 

Therefore, the correct answer is option D.

An example of a plant that lives in water is 

  1. Opuntia

  2. Hydrilla

  3. Touch-me-not

  4. Calotropis


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Hydrilla is a genus of aquatic plant, usually treated as containing just one species, Hydrilla verticillata, though some botanists divide it into several species. Opuntia, touch me not and Calotropis lives on land. Thus, option B is correct and other options are wrong.

Aquatic ecosystem covers how much of the earth's surface?

  1. 87%

  2. 23%

  3. 72%

  4. 49%


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

About 72% of the land on the Earth is a part of the oceans. This water of the oceans, rivers, lakes and ponds contribute to the aquatic ecosystem. So, about 72% of the Earth's surface is covered under the aquatic form of ecosystems. There are two types of aquatic ecosystem, freshwater and marine ecosystem. 

Thus, the correct answer is option C. 

Algae $\rightarrow$ .......... $\rightarrow$ Small fish $\rightarrow$ Big fish $\rightarrow$Bird

  1. Small animals

  2. Big animals

  3. Bacteria

  4. Sunlight


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In a freshwater aquatic ecosystem like a pond, the organisms in the food chain include algae, small animals, insects and their larvae, small fish, big fish and a fish-eating bird or animal.

So, the correct answer is 'small animals'

Hydrophytes are 

  1. The plants which need more amount of water

  2. The plants which need less amount of water

  3. The plants which grow in water

  4. The plants which do not absorb water


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Aquatic plants are plants that have adapted to living in aquatic environments (saltwater or freshwater). They are also referred to as hydrophytes or macrophytes. These plants require special adaptations for living submerged in water, or at the water's surface. The most common adaptation is aerenchyma, but floating leaves and finely dissected leaves are also common. Aquatic plants can only grow in water or in soil that is permanently saturated with water. They are therefore, a common component of wetlands. 

Therefore, the correct answer is option C.

Which of the following is not a hydrophytic adaptation?

  1. waxy layer

  2. Fleshy leaves

  3. Poorly developed xylem

  4. All


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Succulent plants stores water in their stems, fleshy leaves, such as the aloe.

So fleshy leaves are not a hydrophytic adaptation.
So, the correct answer is 'fleshy leaves'

Which one of the following has the largest floating leaves?

  1. Banana

  2. Victoria

  3. Nelumbo

  4. Date Palm


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Victoria amazonica is commonly known as Giant Water Lily. They have the lagest floating leaves. They have large floating leaves, up to 3 meter in diameter. The leaves float on the surface of water on a submerged stalk.

Thus, the correct answer is 'Victoria.'

Phycology is the study of

  1. Plants

  2. Virus

  3. Algae

  4. Bacteria


Correct Option: A

In submerged hydrophytes, the stems are extremely weak due to

  1. Absence of phloem

  2. Absence of xylem

  3. Presence of aerenchyma

  4. Poor development of xylem and mechanical tissue


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In submerged hydrophytes, the entire plant body is involved in the absorption of water and these plants not experiences much stress or pressure internally. So in these plants, xylem and mechanical tissues are poorly developed.

So, the correct option is ‘Poor development of xylem and mechanical tissues’.

Finely dissected leaves occur in

  1. Free floating plants

  2. Rooted floating leaved plants

  3. Submerged plants

  4. Emerged plants


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Finely dissected leaves occur in submerged plants. In submerged plants, the leaves are finely dissected till the midrib. This dissection gives a feather-like appearance. In this, only the stalk of flower remains above the water and rest of the plant is submerged.
Thus, the correct answer is 'Submerged plants.'

Which do not have stomata?

  1. Submerged hydrophytes

  2. Hygrophytes

  3. Mesophytes

  4. Xerophytes


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A.Submerged hydrophytes – plants grow completely in the water, stomata are absent.

B.Hygrophytes – plants grow in wet conditions, stomata are present.

C.Mesophytes – plants grow in average climatic conditions. Stomata are present.

D.Xerophytes – plants grow in dry or arid conditions, sunken stomata are present.

So, the correct option is ‘submerged hydrophytes’.

Which of the following is considered to be the main adaptation for hydrophytes?

  1. Large leaves

  2. Presence of aerenchyma

  3. Weak root system

  4. Roots with root pocket


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In hydrophytes or aquatic plants, large intercellular air spaces are developed extensively in the parenchyma so as to form a connected system throughout the plant. Such a modified parenchymatous tissue is called aerenchyma. It provides buoyancy to the plants and helps in gaseous exchange also. Thus the correct answer is option B.

________ seed in which reserve food is present in the perisperm.

  1. Nymphaea

  2. Coconut

  3. Onion

  4. Litchi


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A. Nymphaea- Reserve food material in perisperm (Persistant nucellus). Perisperm occurs in the seeds of black pepper, coffee, castor, cardamom, Nymphaea. It is diploid.

B. Coconut- Reserve food material in endosperm.

C. Onion- Reserve food material in endosperm

D. Litchi- Reserve food material in cotyledons.

So, the correct answer is 'Nymphaea'.

Stem of submerged hydrophytes is soft and weak, because of

  1. Absence of phloem

  2. Absence of stomata

  3. Absence of xylem

  4. Feebly developed supporting tissue and xylem


Correct Option: D

Submerged hydrophytes have a well developed

  1. Vascular system

  2. Aerenchyma

  3. Root system

  4. Stomatal system


Correct Option: B

Eichhornia crassipes is

  1. Xerophyte

  2. Hydrophyte

  3. Mesophyte

  4. Parasite


Correct Option: B

Which one is partially submerged and fixed in the mud?

  1. Marsilea

  2. Cyperus

  3. Eichhornia

  4. Typha


Correct Option: D

Among hydrophytes, finely dissected leaves occur in

  1. Rooted floating leaved plants

  2. Submerged plants

  3. Emerged plants

  4. Free floating plants


Correct Option: B

In submerged hydrophytes, the stomata occur

  1. On lower surface

  2. On the upper surface

  3. No where

  4. On both the surfaces


Correct Option: C

Mechanical tissue is undeveloped in 

  1. Xerophytes

  2. Hydrophytes

  3. Halophytes

  4. Mesophytes


Correct Option: B

A characteristic feature of hydrophytes is

  1. Aerenchyma

  2. Well developed phloem

  3. Floating leaves

  4. Submerged leaves


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Aerenchyma is a spongy tissue that forms spaces or air channels in the leaves, stems and roots of submerged and aquatic plants. The floating leaves are there due to this feature of aerenchyma only. The aquatic plants or hydrophytes do not have submerged leaves or a well developed phloem, So the correct answer is 'Aerenchyma.'

Waxy coating on the surface of floating leaves prevents

  1. Respiration

  2. Photosynthesis

  3. Clogging of stomata

  4. Transpiration


Correct Option: C

Submerged hydrophytes exchange gases through

  1. Stomata

  2. Hydathodes

  3. Lenticels

  4. General surface


Correct Option: D

Hydrophyte with both hydrophytic and xerophytic traits is

  1. Agave

  2. Nerium

  3. Vallisneria

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: D

Root cap is absent in

  1. Halophytes

  2. Hydrophytes

  3. Xerophytes

  4. Homophytes


Correct Option: B

One of the following is not true for hydrophytes _____________.

  1. Vessels are usually absent

  2. Cuticle is poorly developed

  3. Tracheids are absent

  4. Air chambers are well developed


Correct Option: C

Root system is poorly developed in

  1. Hyphaene

  2. Hydrilla

  3. Halophytes

  4. Hygrophytes


Correct Option: B

Characteristic of hydrophytes is

  1. Poorly developed roots

  2. Well developed roots

  3. Well developed xylem

  4. Stem with sclerenchyma


Correct Option: A

Submerged hydrophytes have commonly dissected leaves for

  1. Decreasing surface area

  2. Increasing surface area

  3. Reducing effect of water currents

  4. Increasing number of stomata


Correct Option: C

Hydrilla is

  1. Phytoplankton

  2. Floating hydrophyte

  3. Submerged hydrophyte

  4. Amphibian


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Hydrophytes are aquatic plants that live in water and are evolutionarily suited to thrive in aquatic environments. Hydrilla, also called waterthyme is a submerged hydrophyte, which is a troublesome aquatic weed at many places.

Which one of the following is a hydrophyte?

  1. Atistida

  2. Certophyllum

  3. Carthamus

  4. Pedilanthus


Correct Option: A

Select the correct answers for P and Q :
P. Many organs of aquatic plants float in water
Q. Large air gaps occur in the collenchymatous tissue.

  1. Q is correct, P is wrong

  2. P is correct, Q is wrong

  3. Both P and Q are correct

  4. Both P and Q are wrong


Correct Option: B

Large sized rooted plants founds in shallow waters are called 

  1. Macrophytes

  2. Microphytes

  3. Phagophytes

  4. Saprophytes


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The plants which can live only in water are called hydrophytes. Among these hydrophytes, there are different sizes and classification based on them. The large sized hydrophytes are called macrophytes. As macro suggests large size.

So, option A is the correct answer.

Identify the correct pair of combinations :


(i) Vallisneria - Long stalked female flowers - Hydrophily
(ii) Tribulus - Annual - Root succulent
(iii) Hydrilla - Submerged rooted hydrophyte -  Aerenchyma
(iv) Casuarine - Perennial - Phylloclades.

  1. iii, iv

  2. ii, iii

  3. i, iv

  4. i, iii


Correct Option: C

Who divided plants into hydrophytes, xerophytes and mesophytes?

  1. Shantz

  2. Warming

  3. Clements

  4. Odum


Correct Option: A

Plants growing on damp (shady) places are ______________.

  1. Hydrophytes

  2. Hygrophytes

  3. Mesophytes

  4. Phreatophytes


Correct Option: A

Which one of the following hydrophytes has its roots fixed in mud and leaves floating on water?

  1. Ceratophyllum

  2. Najas

  3. Trapa

  4. Utricularia


Correct Option: A

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

  1. Hydrophytes

  2. Xerophytes

  3. Mesophytes

  4. Epiphytes


Correct Option: A


Animals which live on the floor of sea are called benthic

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • Benthic animals(benthos), refer to organisms who live at the lowest level(floor) of a water body(ocean or a lake or sea), sometimes even permanently attached to the bottom. For example, polychaete worms, bivalves, echinoderms, sea anemones, corals, sponges, sea squirts, turbellarians and larger crustaceans such as crabs, lobsters, etc.
  • Hence Animals which live on the floor of the sea are called benthic is a true statement.
  • So, the correct answer is 'True'.

State whether the following statements are true or false.
Streamlined body of fish is suited for active locomotion in water because it offers little or no resistance in swimming.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The body of the fish is supported by endoskeleton made up of bones. Fish possess a streamlined body which helps them to swim in water. Fish swim with the help of their fins. Streamlined body helps in orientation of the fish movement in a particular path.

So the given statement is true.

Consider the following plants.
a. Isoeles
b. Marsilea
c. Sagittaria
d. Salvinia
Which of the above are hydrophytes?

  1. $1$ and $2$

  2. $2, 3$ and $4$

  3. $1$ and $3$

  4. $1, 2, 3$ and $4$


Correct Option: A

In an aquatic ecosystem, the depth to which light penetrates is called

  1. aphotic

  2. photic

  3. euphotic

  4. nonphotic


Correct Option: B

Two species of Amoeba X & Y were kept in fresh water & got adapted. Species developed contractile vacuole. When both were transferred to sea water and got adapted, both X and Y lost their contractile vacuole. From these observation were concluded that.

  1. Both X & Y are marine species

  2. Species Y is marine & X is fresh water

  3. Species X is marine & Y is fresh water

  4. Both X & Y are fresh water species


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
The contractile vacuole eliminates excess water which enters the cell by osmosis. Because of the hypotonic nature fresh water continuously transfers into amoeba by osmosis. To avoid this, they develop contractile vacuoles. Marine amoeba is isotonic in water and they do not have contractile vacuoles. Both X and Y species are marine species. That’s why they developed contractile vacuoles when they kept in freshwater. But they lost their contractile vacuoles when transferred to seawater. There is already hypertonic environment in seawater to control water loss by themselves. 

Hence, the correct answer is option A.

Phosphorous usually becomes a limiting factor at certain times of the year in which ecosystem? 

  1. Aquatic ecosystem

  2. Grassland ecosystem

  3. Forest ecosystem

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Generally, phosphorus is the limiting nutrient in freshwater aquatic systems. That is, if all phosphorus is used, plant growth will cease, no matter how much nitrogen is available. Phosphorus functions as the growth-limiting factor because it is usually present in very low concentrations. The natural scarcity of phosphorus can be explained by its attraction to organic matter and soil particles. Any unattached or free phosphorus is quickly removed from the aquatic system by algae and larger aquatic plants. Excessive concentrations of phosphoruscan quickly cause extensive growth of aquatic plants and algal blooms. Several detrimental consequences may result. Excessive algae and plant growth can lead to depletion of the oxygen, that is dissolved in the water. 

Standing water 'ecosystem' is known as

  1. Running water ecosystem

  2. Lentic aquatic ecosystem

  3. Lotic ecosystem

  4. Lakes ecosystem


Correct Option: B

Root cap is absent in 

  1. Mesophytes

  2. Hydrophyte

  3. Epiphytes

  4. Xerophytes


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Root cap is present at the tip of the root and it contains meristematic cells which divide and increase the length of the root.
Mesophytes are terrestrial plants. Therefore, root cap is essential in mesophytic plants.
Epiphytes are plant which grows upon another plant or any object. They require physical support for the growth. Such plants also possess roots which anchor the plant to another plant or object.
Xerophytes are terrestrial plants which have adapted to survive in an environment with little water. Hence, roots are necessary for xerophytes. 
Hydrophytes grow in water. Hydrophytes have plenty of water hence, the root system takes secondary importance. Therefore, root cap is absent in hydrophytes. 
Therefore, the correct answer is 'Hydrophyte'.

A continuous system of air passages from aerial leaves to anchored roots is found in

  1. Submerged hydrophytes

  2. Floating hydrophytes

  3. Emergent hydrophytes

  4. Suspended hydrophytes


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A continuous system of air passages from leaves to roots is found in emergent hydrophytes because these are the type of plants that keep themselves up from the top of water and these air passages provide buoyancy to it. submerged plants are sinked in water, floating plants are there on the surface of water. suspended hydrophyte are the plants that are just below the surface of water. So the correct answer is ' Emergent hydrophytes '. 

Petioles are inflated in floating hydrophytes 

  1. Wolffia

  2. Eichhornia

  3. Salvinia

  4. Ceratophyllum


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The petiole is the stalk that attaches the leaf blade to the stem. Water hyacinth leaves in natural populations vary from being long and thin‐petioled to being short with inflated petioles. water hyacinth is a floating hydrophyte that has an inflated petiole which helps in keeping it on top of the water level thus allowing it not to sink. So the correct answer is ' Eichhornia or water hyacinth. '

A rooted floating leaved hydrophyte is

  1. Nymphaea

  2. Hydrilla

  3. Ceratophyllum

  4. Eichhornia


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Rooted Hydrophytes with Floating Leaves:
The roots of these type of hydrophytes are fixed in mud, but leaves have long
petioles which keep them floating on the water surface. Except leaves, the restof the plant body remains in water. Some examples are Nelumbo nucifera,
Nymphaea stellate (water lily), Trapa, Marsilea. 
So the correct answer is 'Nymphaea'. 

Which combination of the statements is incorrect for the adaptation in cactus?

  1. The cactus plants store water in their stems which carries out photosynthesis and is covered by the cuticle.

  2. Spines are the modified leaves of the cactus plant. Which reduce the loss of water through transpiration.

  3. The cactus plants have very short roots which cannot properly absorb water from the soil.

  4. The cactus plants lose a huge amount of water through transpiration so they cannot survive in deserts for a long time.


Correct Option: C,D
Explanation:

The succulent stem of the cactus plants usually store water and carry out photosynthesis also. The cactus stem contains a tough and waxy outer layer, called cuticle. The cactus plants possess modified leaves shaped like thin spines or thorns that decrease water loss through transpiration. 

The cactus plants contain long roots that efficiently absorb water from the ground. Due to the low transpiration rate, the cactus plants can remain alive in deserts for a longer period of time. 
So, the options C, The cactus plants have very short roots which cannot properly absorb water from the soil and D, The cactus plants lose a huge amount of water through transpiration so they cannot survive in deserts for a long time are incorrect for the adaptation in cactus. 
 

"Patther phul" is _______________.

  1. Lichen

  2. Xerophytic plant

  3. Living stones

  4. Hydrophytic plant


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

"Patther phul" or stone flower or rock moss is a xerophytic plant or xerophytic shrub occurring wild on rocky ground( not much water present) As it is a plant which needs very little water it is called a xerophyte and occurs in the region of Gujarat 

So, the correct answer is 'Xerophytic plant'.

Choose the desert plant from the following:

  1. Lotus

  2. Banyan tree

  3. Opuntia

  4. Neem tree


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

One of the most commonly found plants in deserts is opuntia. it is a type of cactus. It is also called prickly pear. It is used to treat burns, diabetes, ulcers, inflammation, etc.

So, option c is the correct answer.

Xerophytes have very small leaves or spines to.

  1. Reduce weight

  2. Reduce loss of water

  3. Reduce volume

  4. Be beautiful


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Xerophytes have very small leaves or spines to reduce loss of water.

A xerophyte is a species of plant that has adapted to survive in an environment with little liquid water, such as a desert or an ice- or snow-covered region.

Morphologically and physiologically the xerophytes are adapted to conserve water and also to store large quantities of water in the dry periods. Some species are adapted to survive long periods of dehydration in their tissues. During the periods of dehydration the metabolic activity of them may be shut down.

Morphological Adaptations in xerophytic plants

Almost all the xerophytic plants have similar shapes, structure and forms and they look very similar though these plants are not genetically related. This process of evolution is known as convergent evolution.

Reduction of Surface Area
  • Xerophytic plants usually have less surface area than other plants, this reduces the area that is exposed to the air and helps in reducing water loss by evaporation process.
  • These plants have smaller leaves and few branches than other plants.
Reduction in Air Flow
  • Some xerophytes plants have tiny hairs on their surface; this provides a wind break and reduces air flow, which reduces the rate of evaporation.
  • In such environments the region under the leaves/spines is the place of transpiration and this place is more saturated than the normal water vapor.
  • If there is less movement of air, there is reduced potential gradient of the water vapor hence reducing transpiration.
  • Spines trap moisture and also slow the movement of air over the tissues.
Reflectivity
  • The color of these plants or of the waxes or hairs on its surface may help to reflect sunlight and reduce evaporation.
  • Physiological Adaptations of Xeropyhtes
  • Some xerophytic plants store water in structures like roots, trunks, stems and leaves. Water is stored in swollen parts of the plant known as succulence. A swollen trunk part or the root part at the ground level of a plant is called caudex.
  • Stomata are tiny pores on the surface of xerophytic plants; they stay open only at night to reduce evaporation.
  • These plants may secrete resins and waxes on their surface which reduce evaporation.
  • Some plants drop their leaves in the times of dryness or they modify the leaves produced so that they are smaller and less surface area of the plants is exposed.
  • Xerophytic plants may go dormant and stop growing during dry periods; they may also change the kind of photosynthesis or they may change the storage allotment of the products of photosynthesis by growing new leaves to the roots.
  • Seeds also may be modified to require excessive amount of water before the process of germination, so to ensure that there is sufficient supply of water for the survival of the seedling.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Reduce loss of water'

In xerophytes, the osmotic concentration of cell sap is

  1. Less than normal

  2. Normal

  3. More than normal

  4. No osmotic pressure at all


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The osmotic concentration of cell sap is higher in xerophytes to allow them to absorb water in an otherwise water deficient environment. The higher osmotic concentration would mean a lower water potential. A lower water potential will be advantageous to xerophytes as water always flows from a higher water potential to lower water potential.

Plants give out water through the pores present under their leaves. The plants living in deserts need to reduce the loss of water because water is very scarce in deserts. Which of the following is an adaptation developed by the desert plants to manage the above situation?

  1. They have lots of branches and leaves.

  2. They do not shed leaves in the summer.

  3. They develop roots which come above the ground.

  4. Their leaves are modified into spines.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Most species of desert plants have lost true leaves, retaining only spines, which are highly modified leaves. As well as defending against herbivores, spines help prevent water loss by reducing air flow close to the cactus and providing some shade. In the absence of leaves, enlarged stems carry out photosynthesis.

So, the correct answer is 'Their leaves are modified into spines'.

Which is the trait that enabled the plants for the first time to colonise themselves on dry land?

  1. Lignified cell wall

  2. Vascular tissue

  3. Cuticle

  4. Stomata


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The cuticle is a waxy coating over the surface of leaves and plants. It forms a waterproof coating over the surface of leaves and plants. It prevents water loss from plants and also prevents the plants from getting desiccated. It also prevents the intake of gases into the plants. 

So, option C "Cuticle" is the correct answer.

In cacti, the succulence is mostly in 

  1. Stem

  2. Leaves

  3. Roots

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In cacti, the succulence is mostly in the stems because the leaves of the cacti are reduced to thrones to minimize the surface areas and therefor the water evaporation through them. the cacti have a shallow widespread network of roots that enables them to absorb water, therefore the roots are not succulent. the cacti have thick stems that store maximum amount of water in the entire plant. So, the correct answer is 'Stem'.

Phreatophytes are xerophytes with roots

  1. Spread along the soil surface

  2. Well spread in the soil

  3. Very deep reaching ground water fringe

  4. Very deep but well above ground water


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A phreatophyte is a deep-rooted plant that obtains a significant portion of the water that it needs from the phreatic zone (zone of saturation) or the capillary fringe above the phreatic zone. Phreatophytes are plants that are supplied with surface water and often have their roots constantly in touch with moisture. These plants have very deep roots that are able to reach the water table. So the correct answer is ' Very deep reaching ground water fringe'. 

In xerophytic leaf, the stomata are situated 

  1. On both surface

  2. On upper surface

  3. On lower surface

  4. Absend from both surfaces


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The xerophytic plants are the plants present in the desert and other dry environments. The rate of transpiration is high in xerophytic plants due to high temperatures. In order to minimize the rate of transpiration, they have sunken stomata.

Thus, the correct answer is option (C),

Lamina is reduced in

  1. Xerophytes

  2. Mesophytes

  3. Hydrophytes

  4. Climbers


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Lamina is reduced in xerophytic plants. In xerophytes, the petiole is modified into expanded green structure which carries out photosynthesis in case of reduced lamina.  For example, in Australian acacia.

Thus, the correct answer is 'Xerophytes.'

Which one is a exclusive xerophytic adaptation?

  1. Absence of stomata

  2. Long tap root system

  3. Stipular leaves

  4. Spines


Correct Option: B

Which of the following is not a character of xerophytes?

  1. Thick cuticle

  2. Well developed mechanical tissue

  3. Well developed conducting tissues

  4. Spongy parenchyma


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Xerophytes are the plants that survive in an environment having little supply of water or moisture. To survive with limited water supply they have anatomical modifications such as-

1) The epidermis is covered with thick cuticle to prevent water loss by transpiration.
2) Waxy coating is present on leaves and stem to prevent transpiration losses and stomata are generally confined on the lower surface of the epidermis of leaves.
3) Mechanical and vascular tissues are well developed.
4) The xerophytes have abundant palisade parenchyma and limited spongy parenchyma.
So, the correct answer is 'Spongy parenchyma'.

Deep roots occur in

  1. Perennial nonsucculent xerophytes

  2. Perennial succulent xerophytes

  3. Annual xerophytes

  4. Ephemeral xerophytes


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In non-succulent Perennial have extensive root systems, roots penetrate deep into the soil and establish contact with sub-soil water. 

  • Some trees have deep, extensive root systems that anchor them to hillsides. Shrubs service berry is a deep-rooted deciduous shrub or small tree that grows best in well-drained, slightly acidic, moist soil. Ground covers, Vetiver Grass.
So, the correct option is 'Perennial non succulent xerophytes'

Ephemerals are a type of xerophytes ______________.

  1. Drought escaping

  2. Drought resisting

  3. Drought enduring

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A

Acacia arabica is a ________

  1. Hydrophyte

  2. Mesophyte

  3. Xerophyte

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Acacia arabica is xerophyte because it is seen in desert places.

What is wrong about xerophytes?

  1. Sunken stomata

  2. Small spiny leaves

  3. Thick cuticle

  4. Larger number of stomata


Correct Option: D

A non-succulent xerophyte with thick leathery leaves having white sticky waxy coating is

  1. Nerium

  2. Calotropis

  3. Bryophyllum

  4. Ruscus


Correct Option: B

Which one is not a trait of xerophytes ?

  1. Thick cuticle

  2. Sunken stomata

  3. Aerenchyma

  4. Well developed mechanical tissue


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Xerophytes are made up of thick cuticles and contains parenchymal tissues. It does not contain Aerenchyma.

Which ones develop characteristics of xerophytes?

  1. Hydrophytes

  2. Sciophytes

  3. Heliophytes

  4. Halophytes


Correct Option: D

Which of the following is a xerophytic plant in which the stem is modified into a flat green and succulent structure?

  1. Casuarina

  2. Opuntia

  3. Hydrilla

  4. Acacia


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Opuntia is a plant growing in dry and xeric habitats and it has a stem containing several nodes and internodes. It is modified into a flat, fleshy and thick green leaf-like structure called phylloclade. which performs the functions of photosynthesis. The leaves gets modified into spines to help in reducing transpiration.

An adaptation of plants to water scarcity and high temperature is

  1. Succulent stem stores water

  2. Poorly developed root

  3. They shed their leaves

  4. In unfavourable season, plants survive in dormant state as seeds


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • Water storage in stem and tubers is an adaptation of plants to thrive in harsh environments with high temperatures and scarce water. Such plants called xerophytes usually develop succulent stems that can store water.
  • They have a very extensive root system to absorb the maximum amount of water from the soil.
  • Other adaptations include thick waxy cuticle, reduced leaf size, densely packed leaves, reduced number of stomata in pitted and grooved positions.

Vegetation of geographic region with low rainfall, high temperature, loose and sandy soil is of the type called

  1. Grassland

  2. Scrub forest

  3. Xerophytic

  4. Evergreen tropical forest


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

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

Thus, the correct answer is 'Xerophytic.'

Which of the following is not an example of adaption in Xerophyte:

  1. CAM pathway

  2. Thick cuticle

  3. Absence of stomata

  4. Leaves reduces to spine


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A xerophyte is the species of plants, that has the special characters to adapt in the environment with little water. Xerophytes plant have a thick waxy cuticle on the stem and leaves. This waxy cuticle reduces the water evaporation. In xerophytic plants, sunken stomata are present. which open during the night to prevent the water loss. To adapt in this environment, xerophytic plants leaves reduces into spines, which reduces the surface area of the leaf and reduces the amount of transpiration. The xerophytic plant makes their food through the CAM pathway.

So, the option is ' Absence of stomata '

Opuntia has spine like leaves which help in 

  1. Reducing the rate of transpiration

  2. Increasing the rate of transpiration

  3. Increasing the rate of photosynthesis

  4. Reducing the rate of photosynthesis


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Opuntia has spine which are highly modified leaves. Spines help prevent water loss by reducing the rate of transpiration.
So, the correct option is 'Reducing the rate of transpiration'

'Pebble plant' have _____________.

  1. Leaves modified to spines

  2. Leaves are absent

  3. Leaves are swollen

  4. Leaves modified to reduce transpiration


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Lithops (stone-faced as the plants appear stone-like)  is a genus of succulent plants in the ice plant family, Aizoaceae. They avoid being eaten by blending in with surrounding rocks and are often known as pebble plants or living stones. These are small succulent plants that survive in their harsh environment by having much of the plant body below ground. Each individual plant consists of two succulent leaves fused together in the shape of an inverted cone (although some species will produce multi-headed plants). The fissure at the top of the plant is the division between the two leaves and is spine-like. 

So, the correct answer is 'leaves modified to spines'.

A plant with succulence in both stem (chylocauly) and roots (chylorhizy) is ___________.

  1. Ceiba

  2. Opuntia

  3. Asparagus

  4. Euphorbia


Correct Option: A

Xerophytes are plants which grow in ____________.

  1. Dry areas

  2. Water

  3. Place where land and water meet

  4. Land


Correct Option: A

Vegetation of Rajasthan is

  1. Xerophytic

  2. Alpine

  3. Arctic

  4. Deciduous


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

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.'

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


Correct Option: A

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

  1. Glucose

  2. Sucrose

  3. Raffinose

  4. Proline


Correct Option: D

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

  1. Hydrophytes

  2. Xerophytes

  3. Mesophytes

  4. Epiphytes.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

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.

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