What are xerophytes? Ø Xerophytes (xerophytic plants) are plants growing in dry habitats (xeric conditions) where the availability of water is very less. Xeric habitat are the places where water is NOT present in adequate quantity. Xerophytes are the characteristic plants of deserts or semi-deserts areas. Xerophytes can also grow in […]
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Ecological Adaptations of Hydrophytes (with PPT)
What is adaptation? “Any feature of an organism which enables it to exist under conditions of its habitat is called adaptation”. Adaptations are for withstanding adverse conditions of environment and to utilize the maximum benefit of the environment (nutrition or conditions). Adaptations in plants can be of four types: 1. […]
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Biological Interactions: Positive and Negative Interactions in an Ecosystem (.PPT)
Interactions in an Ecosystem Interactions in an Ecosystem: Organisms living together in a community influence each other directly or indirectly under natural conditions. All the vital process of living such as growth, nutrition and reproduction requires such interactions between individuals in the same species (intraspecific) or between species (interspecific) These […]
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