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In deliquescent trees, the crown is:


A

Crown-like

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B

Dome-shaped

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C

Unbranched

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D

Bush-like

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Solution

The correct option is B

Dome-shaped


The correct option is B.

The explanation for the correct answer:

  1. The crown is the part of the plant which stays above the ground such as leaves, branches, and shoots.
  2. Deliquescent trees posses deliquescent branching i.e. branching of similar dimensions.
  3. These include many oaks, honey locusts (Gleditsia triacanthos), silver lindens (Tilia tomentosa), and American elms (Ulmus americana).
  4. Deliquescent plants form a dome-shaped crown.

The explanation for incorrect options:

Option A

  1. Deliquescent plants form a dome-shaped crown because of similar dimensions of branching.
  2. Hence, it is an incorrect option.

Option C

  1. Deliquescent trees possess deliquescent branching i.e. branching of similar dimensions, the shape of the crown formed is a dome shape.
  2. Hence, it is an incorrect option.

Option D

  1. Because of deliquescent branching i.e. branching of similar dimensions deliquescent trees possess a dome-shaped crown.
  2. Hence, it is an incorrect option.

Final answer: In deliquescent trees, the crown is dome-shaped.


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