Forests: Our Life Line
Learn about the importance of forests, ecosystem structure, food chains, decomposition, and various forest products that sustain life on Earth.
Questions
Find the missing word from the following equation Grass→insects→frog→_______→eagle
- Peacock
- Snake
- Koel
- Crow
Micro-organisms act upon the dead plants to produce
- Sand
- Mushrooms
- Humus
- Wood
Which of the following statements is not correct?
- Forests protect the soil from erosion
- Plants and animals in a forest are not dependent on one another
- Forests influence the climate and water cycle
- Soil helps forests to grow and regenerate
Forests are called
- Green lungs
- Black skin
- Red kidney
- Brown heart
Forests
- Provide us with oxygen
- They protect soil and provide habitat to a large number of animals
- A source of medicinal plants
- All of the above
Floods can be controlled by
- Forests
- Constructing temporary shelters
- Constructing Pits
- By allowing the water to flow into the sea
A forest consists of
- Numerous insects, spiders
- Floor covered with dead and decaying leaves
- Animals and Plants
- All of the above
The branchy part of a tree above the stem is known as
- Canopy
- Crown
- Herb
- Shrub
_____________ help forest to grow and regenerate
- Plants
- Decomposers
- Saprotrophs
- Animals
Cutting down of trees is called
- Reforestation
- Deforestation
- Vegetation
- None of these
The item that is not a product of Forest
- Sealing Wax
- Honey
- Wooden statue
- Salt
Herbs form the ___________ layer in the forest.
- Highest
- Middle
- Lowest
- None of these
The insects, butterflies, honey bees and birds help flowering plants in
- Fertilization
- Pollination
- Seed dispersal
- None of these
Tall trees which look like roof over other plants in the forest are called_________.
- Tree top
- Crown
- Canopy
- Apex
Mushroom and other micro-organisms eat
- Brinjal
- Rice
- Humus
- wax
Which of the following is not a forest product?
- Gum
- Plywood
- Sealing wax
- Kerosene
Decomposers convert dead plants and animals into ______.
- Compost
- Carbohydrates
- Proteins
- None of these
Forest products are
- Gum
- Latex
- Fiber
- All of these
A food ______ is made up of several connected food chains.
- Type
- Process
- Hole
- Web
A forest is a purifier of
- Air and water
- Air and sunlight
- Water and sunlight
- None of these