AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A majority of plants living on this planet are mesophytes. These are the plants that can survive in moderate environments that are neither particularly dry nor particularly wet. They thrive in soil that is not swamped in water and has moderate salt content and humidity.

Detailed explanation-2: -Since mesophytes prefer moist, well drained soils, most crops are mesophytes. Some examples are corn (maize), cucurbits, privet, lilac, goldenrod, clover, and oxeye daisy.

Detailed explanation-3: -Xerophytes are plants that can survive in very dry environments. Mesophytes are plants that are adapted neither to a particularly wet nor a particularly dry environment.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mesophytes commonly grow in sunny, open areas such as fields or meadows, or shady, forested areas. Although they are sophisticated plants with a number of highly evolved survival mechanisms, mesophytic plants have no special adaptations for water or for extreme cold or heat.

Detailed explanation-5: -: a plant that grows under medium conditions of moisture.