question_answer 64)

  Categorise the following plants into hydrophytes, halophytes, mesophytes and xerophytes. Give reasons for your answers. (a) Salvima                          (b) Opuntia                         (c) Rhizophora                   (d) Mangifera

Answer:

                  (a)Salvinia is a hydrophytes - Partially orcompletly submerged in water. (b) Opuntia is a xerophyte - Dry habitat succulent leaves. (c) Rhizophora is a halophyte - Saline habitat (d) Mangifera is a mesophyte - Terrestrial habitat.