Question

Which of the plants can absorb water in the form of vapour from its atmosphere?

• A. All xerophytes
• B. Low transpiring cacti
• C. Succulent plants
• D. Epiphytes and lichen

Answer 1

The correct option is D Epiphytes and lichen

Epiphytes are the plants growing on other plants. They have hanging roots having velamen tissue, which can directly absorb moisture from atmosphere.

Lichens are not plants but symbiotic associations between fungi and algae. They do not have well developed roots but the thallus making up their body can directly absorb moisture from atmosphere.