Natural Vegetation and Habitats

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.

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

Tropical regions support a wide variety of plants and animals because of the continuous warmth and rainfall in these regions.

Annual rings are well marked in trees growing in temperate regions.

The forests in peninsular India are predominantly tropical deciduous type, which shed their leaves during the dry season to conserve water. The region's climate with distinct wet and dry seasons favors deciduous species over evergreen or coniferous varieties.

Tropical grasslands are known by different names in different parts of the world. In Africa, the tropical grasslands are called 'savannas' - characterized by scattered trees and a continuous grass layer, supporting diverse wildlife like zebras, elephants, and lions. Options A, C, and D are incorrect because: 'steppes' are temperate grasslands found in Eurasia (like in Central Asia and Eastern Europe), 'pampas' are the fertile grasslands of South America (mainly Argentina), and 'downs' refer to grassland hills in southeastern England. Thus, 'Savannas' is the correct answer as it is the specific term for African tropical grasslands.

Prairies are temperate grasslands characterized by long treeless grassy plains. While campos (Brazil), llanos (Colombia/Venezuela), and pampas (Argentina) are also grasslands, prairies specifically refer to the temperate grasslands of North America.

The Sundarbans (Sunderban) is a tidal forest, specifically mangrove forests, located in the delta region of the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna rivers. The term 'tidal forest' refers to forests that are regularly flooded by tidal waters, which is characteristic of mangrove ecosystems.

Correct Answer: The swampy coniferous forest of high northern latitudes

Different kinds of plants are found in different regions because survival of different plants in a particular area depends upon many factors like climate, soil texture and organisms found over there. All these factors are collectively divided into 2 major categories: the living factors as biotic and non-living ones as abiotic.

Habitat of animals and plants in different regions depends upon their body structure and its adaptability. Animals like yak, lions, ants, etc. live on ground and are known as terrestrial animals. Forests, grounds, grasslands, deserts are all included in terrestrial habitats, whereas ponds, lakes, rivers, seas, oceans are aquatic habitats.

In mountains, the trees are cone-shaped with sloping branches and the leaves are needle-like.

Tropical deciduous forests are also called monsoon forests because they shed leaves during the dry season and regrow them when monsoon rains return. They are found in regions with seasonal rainfall. Tropical rainforests remain evergreen, and thorn forests are adapted to arid conditions.