CMC Medical CMC-Medical VELLORE Solved Paper-2010

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    Halophytes are

    A)  fire resistant                    

    B)  cold resistant

    C)  salt resistant                    

    D)  sand loving

    E)  None of these

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                     Warming divided plants, on the basis of soil in which they are found, into the following groups. (i) Halophytes - Plants growing in saline soil, i.e., these plants are salt resistant. (ii) Psammophytes - Plants growing on sand, i.e., these are adapted to grow into sandy soil. Thus, these are also known as sand loving plants. (iii) Oxalophytes - Plants growing in acidic soil. (iv) Lithophytes - Plants growing on the surface of rocks. (v) Chasmophytes - Plants growing in the crevices of rocks.


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