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Morphology of Flowering Plants — Biology STD 11 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ScienceBiologyMorphology of Flowering Plants3 Marks
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Explain how angiosperms are classified into different types based on habitat.
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Answer

Angiosperms can be classified into following types based on habitat:
  1. Hydrophytes – Growing in aquatic habitat e.g. Hydrilla
  2. Xerophytes – Growing in regions with scanty or no rainfall like desert e.g. Opimtia
  3. Psammophytes – Growing in sandy soil e.g. Elymus
  4. Lithophytes – Growing on rock e.g. Couchidium, Cladopus, Dalzellia, Paphiopedilum orchids, rock felt fem.
  5. Halophytes – Growing in saline soil e.g. Mangrove plants like Rhizophora

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