Natural Vegetation and Wildlife (Class - IX)

This is the correct answer as ebony, mahogany, rosewood, rubber and cincona are found in the tropical evergreen forests.

This is the correct answer as mulberry trees are not found in arid areas, but are found in dry deciduous areas.

This is the correct answer. Tropical evergreen forests are found in areas of heavy rainfall with a short dry period. These forests are found in areas that are warm and wet. Andaman and Nicobar Islands and western slopes of Western Ghats are the areas in which such forests are found.

This is the correct answer as the small thick leaves minimise water loss from the plant through evaporation.

This is the correct answer. The mangroves are tidal swamps where the roots of trees are submerged. Mostly, the sundari trees are found here. These trees provide durable hard timber. Palm, coconut, keora and agar can also be found in some places of mangrove tidal forests.

This is the correct answer as temperate forests containing coniferous trees like pine, deodar, silver fir, spruce and cedar can be found in southern slopes of the Himalayas and places having high altitude in southern and North-East India.

Sarpagandha is used to treat blood pressure. It is found only in India. This is the correct answer.

This is the correct answer. Nomadic tribes like the Gujjars and the Bakarwals use alpine grasslands for grazing their livestock. This area approaches the snow line and is high in altitude with stunted growth of trees.

This is the correct answer. Nilgai is a habitat generalist, living in grasslands and woodlands where it eats grass, leaves, buds and fruits. 

This is the correct answer as both the statements are correct. India is the only country in the world that has both tigers and lions. The Gir Forest is the last remaining habitat of the Asiatic lion.

This is the correct answer as teak is the most dominant species found in moist deciduous forests.

This is the correct answer. Flamingo has a brilliant pink plumage. It comes in thousands to build nest mounds from the salty mud and raises its young ones in the Rann of Kachchh at a place where the desert merges with the sea.

This is the correct answer as Sunderbans in the West Bengal, Nanda Devi in Uttarakhand, the Gulf of Mannar in Tamil Nadu and the Nilgiris in Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have been included in the world network of biosphere reserves.

This is the correct answer as Periyar is a wildlife sanctuary in Kerala. A wildlife sanctuary provides protection to species from hunting, predation or competition. It is a protected area, a geographic territory within which wildlife is protected.

This is the correct matching as there are 47,000 plant species in India, 90,000 animal species in India and 2,546 species of fish in India.