Match the items in column I with column II Column-I Column-II (i) Tropical Rain forest (a) Shorea robusta (ii) Tropical deciduous forest (b) Quercus (iii) Temperate broad- forest (c) Cedrus deodara Temperate needle-leaf forest (d) Diptero carpus
Arrange the following ecosystems in the decreasing order of their mean net primary productivity (tons/hectare/year). I. Tropical deciduous forest II. Temperate coniferous forest III. Tropical rain forest. IV. Temperate deciduous forest V. Desert scrub.
Read the following environmental conditions of tropical rain forests. (i) Hot and humid climate (ii) Unequal lengths of day and night (iii) Abundant rain fall (iv) Abundant light and moisture Identify the conditions from the above list that are responsible for the presence of large number of plants and animals in tropical rain forests.
The vegetation type characterized by (i) a large expanse of grassland with scattered trees and shrubs, (ii) lying between tropical rain forest and tropical steppes and deserts and (iii) flat-topped trees, is called
Assertion : The most dramatic examples of habitat l oss come from tropical rain forests. Reason : By the time you finish reading the chapter 'Bio-diversity and Conservation'. 100 more hectares of rain forest would have been lost.
Select the incorrect statement: (a) species diversity increases as we move from the poles towards the equator. (b) The number of species in tropical rain forests is minimum. (c) Columbia has nearly 1400 species of birds. (d) Diversity of communities over a landscape is termed as .. diversity.
