NEET NEET SOLVED PAPER 2014

  • question_answer
    A location with luxuriant growth of lichens on the trees indicates that the  [AIPMT 2014]

    A)  trees are very healthy

    B)  trees are heavily infested

    C)  location is highly polluted

    D)  location is not polluted

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    The situation suggests that the site is no polluted as lichens are the bioindicators for air pollution. These are the living organisms that respond in an especially clear way to a change in the environment. The lichens are useful indicators of especially \[S{{O}_{2}}\] pollution because they derive their water and essential nutrients mainly from the atmosphere rather than from the soil. Detritivores (earthworm) is a detrivore which break down detritus into smaller particles.


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