Types of Plants & Fungi MCQs with Answers

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Sugarcane needs the maximum water per hectare among common crops.

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Pine is a tree belonging to the coniferous group of gymnosperms.

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Onion makes you cry when you peel it because it releases a chemical called syn-propanethial-S-oxide that irritates the eyes.

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Plants best suited to grow under drought conditions are called xerophytes.

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Hydrophytes are characterized by poorly developed roots because water is abundantly available and roots are mainly for anchorage rather than absorption.

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A plant that takes two years to complete its biological life cycle is called a biennial plant.

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Persimmon is a fruit belonging to the genus Diospyros, commonly known for its sweet, honey-like flavor when fully ripe.

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Floridean starch is the characteristic reserve food material found in red algae (Rhodophyceae).

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The incorrect statement is that Cycas have vessel elements in their xylem — Cycas, being a gymnosperm, lacks true vessel elements (except in some advanced gymnosperms like Gnetum).

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The singular form of 'fungi' is fungus.