EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -heliophytes. The correct answer option D. Explanation of the correct option: The plants which grow in the presence of sunlight are called heliophytes or sun-loving plants.

Detailed explanation-2: -Aquatic plants are the plants which are adapted to grow in water. Plants like lotus and hydrilla are examples of aquatic plants.

Detailed explanation-3: -Solution. ∙ Option A Sciophytes are the plants that prefer to grow in shaded or low light level areas. These plants are also known as photophobic plants and have a greater photosynthetic unit to carry out photosynthesis even in shaded place.

Detailed explanation-4: -A halophyte is a salt-tolerant plant that grows in soil or waters of high salinity, coming into contact with saline water through its roots or by salt spray, such as in saline semi-deserts, mangrove swamps, marshes and sloughs and seashores.

Detailed explanation-5: -Plants growing on sandy soil are known as psammophytes which consist mostly of trees and shrubs. Psammophytes have very reduced or no leaves and processes like photosynthesis and transpiration are done by the stem of the plant. These plants are normally seen covered in sand and their root system is also exposed.