Class 12th Biology 2016 Set3 Delhi Board Paper Solution
Question 9
Plants that inhabit a rain-forest ‘are not found in a wetland. Explain.
Answer
Plant inhabiting a rain forest are not adapted to survive in aquatic conditions or wetlands. Plants are conformers. They are stenothermal. They cannot maintain a constant internal environment or temperature. The osmotic concentration of their body fluids affects the kinetics of enzymes through basal metabolic activity.
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