02-Dec-2021 Theme: 'Phyte!'

(1) A salt-tolerant plant is a ...phyte.

Answer: Halophyte.

(2) A plant, fern etc. which grows on another plant is an ...phyte.

Answer: Epiphyte.

(3) The haploid generation of a moss or fern is a ...phyte (bonus the diploid generation is a ...phyte).

Answer: Gametophyte (bonus: Sporophyte).

(4) A plant that produces its buds underwater or underground is a ...phyte.

Answer: Cryptophyte

(5) An animal which resembles a plant is a …phyte.

Answer: Zoophyte.

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