Question

In a hydrophyte, the submerged leaves compensate for the roots that plant belongs to the category of

• A. Free floating hydrophytes
• B. Submerged rooted hydrophytes
• C. Rooted hydrophytes with floating leaves
• D. Submerged suspended hydrophytes

Answer 1

The correct option is A Free floating hydrophytes

Hydrophyte are the plant that are adapted to grow partially or completely inside the water.

Based on the position of plant in water with respect to air, it is divided into three types:

(a) Submerged hydrophytes

(b) Floating hydrophytes

(c) Amphibious hydrophytes.

Floating hydrophyte is further divided into two types and they are as free floating hydrophytes and floating but rooted hydrophytes.

In free floating hydrophyte, the plants float freely on the surface of water but are not rooted in the mud and thus, the submerged leaves compensate for the roots.

Thus, the correct answer is option A.