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Pneumatophores are special features of plants growing in ______.

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Pneumatophores are special features of plants growing in ______.

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  • dry and hot conditions

  • water

  • mangrove forests

  • oligotrophic soils

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Solution

Pneumatophores are special features of plants growing in mangrove forests.

Explanation:

Mangrove plants produce pneumatophores, aerial respiratory roots that help them obtain oxygen in waterlogged, poorly aerated soil. They are not characteristic adaptations to hot deserts or nutrient-poor soils.

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Chapter 17: Organisms and Populations - EXERCISES [Page 952]

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Sarita Aggarwal Biology [English] Class 12 ISC
Chapter 17 Organisms and Populations
EXERCISES | Q I. 26. | Page 952
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