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List some adaptations of mesophytes.

Important Questions on The Structure of Living Organisms

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Which of the following features of plants is not helpful in adapting to desert life?
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Root does not help in the absorption of water in which of the following plant?
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What do you mean by volant adaptations in animals? What is patagia? 
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Select the incorrect anatomical adaptation of Xerophytes among the following?
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Hydrilla and Limnophila are examples for the following categories respectively,

i) Free-floating hydrophyte and rooted hydrophyte with floating leaves

ii) Submerged, suspended hydrophyte

iii) An amphibious plant

iv) Submerged, suspended hydrophyte and a free-floating hydrophyte

v) Submerged, rooted hydrophyte and an amphibious plant

The correct combination is

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Match the following:

  Set-I   Set-II
(A) Endosmosis (I) High altitude adaptation
(B) Exosmosis (II) Desert adaptation
(C) Metabolic water (III) Problem for fresh water animal
(D) Increase in the RBC production (IV) Problem for marine animals

The correct match is

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Give three adaptations in organisms by which they avoid predation.
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Indicate the correct statement from the following
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Which of the following plant traits (characters) is NOT an adaptation to dry (Xeric) habitats?
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Differentiate between:

Mesophytes and hydrophytes-

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The plants that grow on saline soils with a high concentration of NaCl2, MgSO4, and MgCl2 are called
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Which is not true for hydrophytes?
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Submerged hydrophytes have commonly dissected leaves for
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Xerophytes are
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The type of plants having adaptations to check transpiration are
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Consider the following water conservation mechanisms and select the correct options regarding Kangaroo rats. 
A. Nasal heat exchange
B. Dependence on metabolic water
C. Highly hypertonic urine
D. Living more on a protein-rich diet

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Which of the following statement is INCORRECT about camel?
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Adaptations to plants against dry environmental conditions is/are:
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Which of the following cannot be considered as an adaptation of xerophytes?
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In which of the following plants, primary root is ephemeral and new roots originate from the base of stem?