Match Column-I with Column –II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
- (a)-(i), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv)
- (a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv)
- (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv)
- (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i)
Answer
(4) (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i)
Solution
(a) Saprophytes absorb soluble organic matter from dead substrates, i.e. decompose dead organic materials: (a)-(ii).
(b) Parasites depend on living plants and animals: (b)-(iii).
(c) As per NCERT, lichens are symbiotic associations, i.e. mutually useful associations, between algae and fungi: (c)-(iv).
(d) Mycorrhiza is a symbiotic association of fungi with the roots of higher plants: (d)-(i).
∴ (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i)
Answer: (4)