Question

Match the following.
$\begin{array}{cc}\text{Column A}& \text{Column B}\\ \left(a\right)\text{Parasitic Plant}& \left(i\right)\text{Drosera}\\ \left(b\right)\text{Insectivorous plant}& \left(ii\right)\text{Yeast}\\ \left(c\right)\text{Saprophytic Plant}& \left(iii\right)\text{Lichen}\\ \left(d\right)\text{Symbiotic plant}& \left(iv\right)\text{Loranthus}\end{array}$

• A. a - ii; b - i; c - iii; d - iv
• B. a - iii; b - ii; c - iv; d - i
• C. a - iii; b -ii; c - i; d - iv
• D. a - iv; b - i; c - ii; d - iii

Answer 1

The correct option is D a - iv; b - i; c - ii; d - iii

• Parasitic plants cannot make their own food and are dependent on other plant for food. e.g., Cuscuta, Loranthus, etc.
• Insectivorous plants grow in the nitrogen defecient soil and in order to obtain nitrogen they trap insects. e.g., Drosera.
• Saprophytic plants feed on dead and decaying matter. e.g., Mushroom, Yeast, etc.
• When two plants exist together and are mutually beneficial for each other are called symbiotic plants. e.g., Lichen - symbiosis betweeen algae and fungi.