CSS :: Forestry Environment
11.
Desert can be converted into green land by:
A.
Oxylophytes
B.
Psammophytes
C.
Halophytes
D.
Tropical trees
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
12.
When a soil has been thoroughly wetted and then allowed to drain until capillary movement of the water has stopped, the water content of the soil will give an estimate of it's:
A.
Gravitational water
B.
Capillary water
C.
Field capacity
D.
Storage capacity
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
13.
The plants growing on saline soils are called:
A.
Heliophytes
B.
Xerophytes
C.
Halophytes
D.
Hydrophytes
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
14.
Water holding capacity is highest in
A.
Clayey soil
B.
Loamy soil
C.
Silty soil
D.
Sandy soil
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
15.
Plants growing in loose non-saline soil are:
A.
Xerophytes
B.
Halophytes
C.
Mesophytes
D.
Lithophytes
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
16.
Water available to plant is:
A.
Run off water
B.
Gravitational water
C.
Hygroscopic water
D.
Capillary water
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
17.
Among the following characters which one does not characterise a hydrophyte?
A.
Abundant air spaces and air chambers
B.
Plentiful xylem and sclerenchyma
C.
Leaves having stomata only on the upper side or none
D.
Poor development of roots
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
18.
Plants that grow in a marshy saline habitat are called:
A.
Hydrophytes
B.
Xerophytes
C.
Mesophytes
D.
Mangroves
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
19.
Water logging occurs:
A.
In sandy soil
B.
On gravels
C.
In loamy soil
D.
In clay soil
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
20.
In submerged hydrophytas, functional stomata are found:
A.
On upper surface of the leaf
B.
Lower surface of the leaf
C.
Both the surfaces of the leaf
D.
Nowhere on the plant
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
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