Environmental Studies · Geography

Natural Vegetation and Habitats

1,703 Questions

Study the characteristics of various biomes, including tropical rainforests, savannas, and thorn forests. Questions address ecological concepts like stratification, climate factors, and regional vegetation types such as littoral forests. This topic is commonly asked in geography and environmental science papers.

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Natural Vegetation and Habitats Questions

Multiple choice
  1. a and b

  2. b and c

  3. a and c

  4. b only

  5. c only

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E Correct answer
Explanation

This statement is incorrect. At higher altitudes, mosses and lichens form parts of the tundra vegetation.

Multiple choice
  1. a only

  2. b only

  3. c only

  4. a and b

  5. a, b and c

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer as this is the only correct statement. Sal, shisham, hurra, mahua, amla, semul, kusum, etc. are the main species of moist deciduous forests.

Multiple choice
  1. a only

  2. b only

  3. c only

  4. a and c

  5. b and c

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A Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer as this statement is correct.  The Alpine pastures are used extensively for transhumance by tribes like the Gujjars, the Bakarwals, the Bhotiyas and the Gaddis.  

Multiple choice
  1. a only

  2. b only

  3. c only

  4. a and c

  5. a, b and c

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B Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer option as this statement is incorrect. In tropical thorn forests, plants remain leafless for most part of the year and give an expression of scrub vegetation.

Multiple choice
  1. a only

  2. b only

  3. c only

  4. a and b

  5. a, b and c

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D Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer as both statements a and b are correct.

Multiple choice
  1. a - 1, b - 3, c - 2

  2. a - 3, b - 2, c - 1

  3. a - 2, b - 3, c - 1

  4. a - 2, b - 1, c - 3

  5. a - 1, b - 2, c - 3

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C Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option. The habitat of cacti plant is hot and dry deserts. The habitat of buttercups plant is damp grassy fields. The habitat of ferns and mosses is moist and shady areas.

Multiple choice
  1. equatorial biome

  2. tropical deciduous biome

  3. temperate rainforest biome

  4. mediterranean biome

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C Correct answer
Explanation

The tallest trees in the world, such as the Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), are found in the temperate rainforest biome of the Pacific Northwest.

Multiple choice
  1. Amazon basin, Mato Grosso Plateau, Brazillian Highlands and Campos

  2. Amazon basin and Brazillian Highlands

  3. Brazilian Highlands, Mato Grosso Plateau, Amazon Basin and Campos

  4. Mato Grosso Plateau, Campos, Brazilian Highlands and Amazon Basin

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A Correct answer
Explanation

The natural regions of Brazil, moving from north to south, start with the Amazon basin, followed by the Mato Grosso Plateau, the Brazilian Highlands, and finally the Campos grasslands in the south.