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General Knowledge · Q23

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Competitive Exams · General Knowledge · question 23

Q23

Plants that grow in saline water are called

A.
halophytes
Answer
B.
hydrophytes
C.
mesophytes
D.
thallophytes

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
A halophyte is a salt-tolerant plant that grows in soil or waters of high salinity, coming into contact with saline water through its roots or by salt spray, such as in saline semi-deserts, mangrove swamps, marshes and sloughs and seashores.