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Perennial herbs having a bulb, corm, rhizome or tuber as the underground stem are termed as …………………………

A

thallophytes

B

rhodophytes

C

geophytes

D

cyanophytes

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geophytes
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FULL MARKS-VEGETATIVE MORPHOLOGY-ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS SOLVED (I. Multiple Choice Questions)
  1. The general form of a plant is referred to as ……………………

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  2. ……………………….. are soft stemmed plants with less wood or no wood.

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  4. Climbers are also called as …………………………

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  6. ………………………… is an example for vines.

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  7. ………………………… grows on rocks.

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  8. The plants that grows on dry habitats are called …………………………

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  9. Mesophytes grows on…………………………

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  10. …………………………………. grows on sand.

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  11. Azadirachta indica is an example for …………………………………

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  12. Ipomoea pes-caprae is an example for …………………………..

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  13. …………………… psammophytes is an example for xerophytes.

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  14. Plants growing emergent in marshy saline habitat are called as …………………...

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  15. ………………………. type of aquatic plants with roots or stems are anchored to ...

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  16. Hydrilla and Vallisneria are the examples of ...................... ty...

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  17. Plants that grows completely under water are called as …………………….type o...

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  18. Plants growing on the water surface are ealled as …………………. type of aqu...

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  19. Therophyte is a plant that completes its life cycle in ……………………….. gro...

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  20. A plant that grows vegetatively during the first season and undergoes ...

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