Question

Match the following.

$\begin{array}{cc}\text{Column A}& \text{Column B}\\ \left(a\right)\text{APRATISIC}& \left(i\right)\text{Algae}\\ \left(b\right)\text{TROSAPHYPIC}& \left(ii\right)\text{Haustoria}\\ \left(c\right)\text{BICSYMTIO}& \left(iii\right)\text{Nitrogen deficient}\\ \left(d\right)\text{OTRIVECNISOUS}& \left(iv\right)\text{Dead plants}\end{array}$

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

Answer 1

The correct option is C a-ii, b-iv, c-i, d-iii

• APRATISIC: PARASITIC plants grow on another living plants (host) and obtain nutrients from them for their growth. E.g., cuscuta, loranthus.
• TROSAPHYPIC: SAPROPHYTIC plants grow on dead or decaying plants or animals bodies. E.g., mold, mushroom.
• BICSYMTIO: SYMBIOTIC plants live in a symbiotic association with another organims. E.g., lichens (symbiotic association of algae and fungi).
• OTRIVECNISOUS: INSECTIVOROUS plants make their own food. But they feed on insects, since they grow on nitrogen deficient soil . E.g., drosera, utricularia, venuflytrap, etc.