Ecosystem Question 18

18. Pneumatophores are characteristic of plants growing in

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(a) saline soils

(b) sandy soils

(c) marshy places and salt lakes

(d) dryland regions

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Answer : c

Hints & Solutions

(c) Some plants growing in salty marshes develop special roots for respiration, called pneumatophores. They are (-)vely geotropic.