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NEET 2020
Exam
NEET
Year
2020
Subject
Zoology
Chapter
Organisms and Populations

NEET 2020 · Zoology · Organisms and Populations

A species which was introduced for ornamentation but has become a...

A species which was introduced for ornamentation but has become a trouble-some weed in India:

Options

  1. AParthenium hysterophorus
  2. BEichhornia crassipes
  3. CProsopis juliflora
  4. DTrapa spinosa

Correct answer

B. Eichhornia crassipes

Step-by-step solution

Water hyacinth or Eichhornia crassipes was introduced in India because of its shape of leaves and beautiful flowers. But, due to its high vegetative reproductive rate, it became an invasive weed. As a result of its growth, the oxygen content was drastically reduced, causing the death of a large number of fish.
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