Environment and Ecology
2024
Biodiversity
Agriculture and Environment
Consider the following plants:
- Groundnut
- Horse-gram
- Soybean How many of the above belong to the pea family?
B.Only two
C.All three
A.Only one
D.None
Correct Answer: Option C
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae family, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, is a large and agriculturally important family of flowering plants. It includes trees, shrubs, and perennial or annual herbaceous plants.
Groundnut (peanut) belongs to the Fabaceae family.
Horse-gram (Macrotyloma uniflorum) is a legume native to tropical southern Asia and also belongs to the Fabaceae family.
Soybean is a species of legume native to East Asia and belongs to the Fabaceae family.
Therefore, all three plants belong to the pea family.
Option 1 is correct. Option 2 is correct. Option 3 is correct. Hence, all three belong to the pea family.
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