Question

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G Answer the following questions.
1. What are the different types of aquatic plants? Give one example for each.
2. List any two types of terrestrial plants and give one adaptation of each type.
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Answer 1

Answer:

floating plant eg.pistia

fixed plant eg. lotus

submerged plant eg vallisneria

Answer 2

1 ) Aquatic plants are classified as:

Free floating – example: duckweed.

Totally submerged – example: naiad.

Bottom rooted and floating – example: water lily.

Emergent and rooted – example: quillwort.

Totally emergent – example: cattails.

Streambank and wet areas – example: alders

2 ).Types of terrestrial plants are trees , shrubs , vines ,climber, etc.

Adaptation

water-repellent cuticle, stomata to regulate water evaporation, specialized cells to provide rigid support against gravity, specialized structures to collect sunlight, alternation of haploid and diploid generations , etc