Forest


 
 
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Forest

India is a large developing country known for its diverse forest ecosystems. The protection of forest ecosystems is critical as forests are a home to a large number of plants and animals. In India, about one-fifth of the area is under forest cover with immense wealth of wildlife. Forest is a complex biological system. It is essential to protect forests and to conserve air, water and land.

Forests are important to us because they:

  • Check soil erosion.
  • Provide raw material for making paper.
  • Control climatic conditions.
  • Prevent floods.
  • Help in maintaining the CO_2 an O_2 balance in air
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    Question : 1

    Green lungs are also called as __________________

    Right Option : D
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    Question : 2

    Plants and animals help in maintaining the balance of _________________

    Right Option : B
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    Question : 3

    Which of the following are correct ?

    (a) India is a large developing country known for its diverse forest ecosystems .

    (b) The protection of forest ecosystems is critical as forests are a home to a large number of plants and animals.

    (c) Forests that are found in the equatorial and tropical regions with more than 200 cm annual rainfall. The leaves of trees in such forests are very wide.are known as Tropical Evergreen Rain Forest

    Right Option : D
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