Natural Vegetation and Wildlife


 
 
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Natural Vegetation and Wildlife

Natural vegetation and wildlife: Natural vegetation and wildlife exist only in the narrow zone of contact between the lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere that we call biosphere. In the biosphere living beings are inter- related and interdependent on each other for survival. This life supporting system is known as the ecosystem. Vegetation and wildlife are valuable resources. Plants provide us with timber, give shelter to animals, produce oxygen we breathe, protects soils so essential for growing crops, act as shelter belts, help in storage of underground water, give us fruits, nuts, latex, turpentine oil, gum, medicinal plants and also the paper.

·   Wildlife includes animals, birds, insects as well as the aquatic life forms. They provide us milk, meat, hides and wool. Insects like bees provide us honey, help in pollination of flowers and have an important role to play as decomposers in the ecosystem.

·   Vulture due to its ability to feed on dead livestock is a scavenger and consider of the environment. So animals big or small, all are integral to maintaining balance in the ecosystem.

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Question : 1

What is natural vegetation?

Right Option : D
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Question : 2

Where is the Kaziranga National Park is situated ?

Right Option : C
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Question : 3

Wild life week is observed every year in the first week of____________. 

Right Option : D
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