Plants that behave as a Xerophyte in one season and as hydrophyte in a

Plants that behave as a Xerophyte in one season and as hydrophyte in another season is known as :

Saprophytes

Tropophytes

Heliotrophytes

Virotophytes

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UPSC CAPF – 2010

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The correct option is B) Tropophytes.

Tropophytes are plants adapted to tropical climates with distinct alternating wet and dry seasons. They exhibit characteristics that allow them to survive during the dry period (e.g., shedding leaves) and thrive during the wet period, effectively behaving as xerophytes in one season and hydrophytes in another in terms of their physiological and morphological adaptations to water availability.

Saprophytes obtain nutrients from dead organic matter. Heliotropism is the growth or movement of a plant in response to sunlight. Xerophytes are plants adapted to very dry environments, and Hydrophytes are plants adapted to grow in water or very wet conditions.

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