Environmental Studies · Geography

Natural Vegetation and Habitats

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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

What is aquatic habitat?

  1. Habitat of plants and animals that live on land

  2. Habitat of plants and animals that live in water

  3. Habitat of plants and animals that live in deserts

  4. Habitat of animals that live on trees
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Different animals and plants have habitant in different regions depending upon their body structure and their adaptability. E.g. animals like Yak, Lions, ants live on ground and are known as terrestrial animals.        Animals like fish, whales, sharks live in water and are known as aquatic animals. Crab is an animal        which is generally found on the sea shores or beaches as it is neither completely terrestrial nor aquatic.

Multiple choice

Which habitat is characterised by hot and dry places?

  1. Terrestrial

  2. Arboreal

  3. Xeric

  4. Aquatic
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Different places are having different climatic conditions and thus variety of flora and fauna. For e.g. terrestrial habitat refers to grounds, grasslands, etc. Arboreal refers to staying on trees like monkeys. Xeric refers to deserts having hot and dry climatic conditions and aquatic as the water bodies.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is true about the talipot palm?

  1. This species of palm is native to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Australia</st1:country-region></st1:place>.

  2. It has the largest branched inflorescence.

  3. It has the largest unbranched inflorescence.

  4. It has the smallest seed.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Talipot palm bears 6-8 m long branched inflorescence having millions of flowers.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence has a part underlined. The part may have error of grammar and/or syntax. Identify the error and select the option that rectifies the error.

Tropical forests exist close to the equator, where both high temperature and abundant rainfall occurs year-round.

  1. Tropical forests exist close to the equator, where both high temperature and abundant rainfall occurs year-round.

  2. Tropical forests exist closer to the equator, where both high temperature and abundant rainfall occurs year-round.

  3. Tropical forests exist close to the equator, where both high temperatures and abundant rainfalls occur year-round.

  4. Tropical forests exist close to the equator, where both high temperature and abundant rainfall occur year-round.

  5. Tropical forest exists closer to the equator, where both high temperature and abundant rainfall occurs year-round.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

 When two subjects are combined by 'and' the verb should be plural ('both is always followed by plural verb').  (D) is grammatically correct as it follows subject-verb agreement rule.

Multiple choice

Where are the tarn lakes most likely to be found?

  1. Tropical lowlands

  2. Emergent coastlines

  3. Temperate highlands

  4. Hot deserts
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Tarn lakes are small mountain lakes formed in a cirque excavated by a glacier. They are typically found in temperate highland regions where glacial activity has occurred.

Multiple choice

Forests are called

  1. Green lungs

  2. Black skin

  3. Red kidney

  4. Brown heart
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A Correct answer
Explanation

As forests help in purification of air.

Multiple choice

A forest consists of

  1. Numerous insects, spiders

  2. Floor covered with dead and decaying leaves

  3. Animals and Plants

  4. All of the above
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Diverse living organisms live in forest.

Multiple choice

The grasslands of Australia are known as

  1. Steppes

  2. Prairies

  3. Pampas

  4. Velds

  5. Downs
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E Correct answer
Explanation

The temperate grasslands of Australia are known as the Downs, while Steppes are in Eurasia, Prairies in North America, Pampas in South America, and Velds in South Africa.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

a. The tea plant grows well in tropical and sub-tropical climates endowed with deep and fertile well-drained soil, rich in humus and organic matter. b. Tea bushes require warm and moist frost-free climate all through the year. c. India is the largest producer of tea in the world.

  1. a only

  2. b only

  3. c only

  4. a, b and c

  5. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer as this statement is incorrect. China is the world's largest tea producer.

Multiple choice

Maximum range of biodiversity is noticed at

  1. Tropical deciduous forests

  2. Savannas

  3. Coral Reefs

  4. Mangrove forests
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Maximum range of biodiversity is noticed at Coral Reefs. Coral reefs are underwater structures made from calcium carbonate secreted by corals. Coral reefs are colonies of tiny living animals found in marine waters that contain few nutrients. Most coral reefs are built from stony corals, which in turn consist of polyps that cluster in groups. The polyps are like tiny sea anemones, to which they are closely related. 

Multiple choice

The maximum number of biosphere reserves are found in which of the following regions?

  1. Africa

  2. Asia and Pacific

  3. Europe and North America

  4. Caribbean and Latin America
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The maximum number of biosphere reserves is found in Europe and North America. Under UNESCO's Man and Biosphere Reserve Programme, there are currently 258 biosphere reserves recognized as part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves in Europe and North America.