Categorise the following plants into hydrophytes, halophytes, mesophytes and xerophytes. Give reasons for your answers.
a. Salvinia
b. Opuntia
c. Rhizophora
d. Mangifera
Plants | Adaption | Reason |
Salvinia | Hydrophyte | Lives in water and is a floating plant |
Opuntia | Xerophytes | Lives in the desert |
Rhizophora | Halophyte | Lives in mangrove forests and is adapted to saline marshes |
Mangifera | Mesophyte | It is the scientific name of mango. Mango plants are found in a moderate climate. |