J & K CET Medical J & K - CET Medical Solved Paper-2008

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    Identify the plant belonging to the Reed-Swamp stage in hydrarch succession

    A)  Juncus                                

    B)  Sagittaria

    C)  Salix                                     

    D)  Trapa

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

                    A good example of succession is the hydrarch succession on hydrosere succession. In which, a pond and its community are converted into a land community. In their seed swamp stage, amphibious plants grow where the water body becomes shallow (0.3-1.0 m), eg, Sagittaria. The plants of swamp stage transpire huge quantities of water. They also produce abundant organic matter. Their tangled growth accumulates slit.


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