Organisms and Populations Question 83

83. Vivipary is characteristic of

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(a) mesophytes

(b) xerophytes

(c) hygrophytes

(d) halophytes

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Answer : d

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(d) Special type of seed germination, characteristic of halophytes growing in saline conditions is vivipary. The seed germination occurs inside the fruit while it is attached to the parent plant.