Question

The vegetation of Delhi chiefly
A. Hydrophytic
B. Xerophytic
C. Mesophytic
D. Halophytic

Answer 1

Hint: Vegetation is an assemblage of plant species and the ground cover they provide. It is a general term without specific reference to particular taxa, lifeforms, structure, or any other specific botanical or geographical characteristics.

Complete answer:
Hydrophytes are water-loving plants that can grow in aquatic habitats.
Deer farms in areas where water is abundant.
Xerophytes grow in water scarcity where the level of water is less.
Halophytes are salt lovers and grow near the seashore.
Where the amount of salt in water is generally more. Mesophytes are terrestrial plants that are adapted to neither grow particularly dry nor particularly wet environments; they survive equally in both the environments. The vegetation of Delhi is mesophytes.

So, the correct answer is “Option C”.

Note: Characteristics of Mesophytic plants:
1. Mesophytes are terrestrial plants that are neither adapted to particularly dry and not particularly wet environments. An example of a mesophyte habitat would be a rural temperate meadow.
2. Mesophytes prefer soil and air of moderate humidity and avoid soil with standing water containing a great abundance of salts. They make up the largest terrestrial groups of terrestrial plants and usually grow under moderate to hot and humid climate regions.
3. Mesophytes usually have broad, flat, and green leaves, an extensive fibrous root system to absorb the water, and the ability to develop penetrating organs such as rhizomes and bulbs to store food and water for use during drought.