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 botany adaptation plant adaptation adaptation in plants plant habitat importance and classification of angiosperms aquatic plant adaptations pollination through water life in water

Which one of the following is correct matching of a plant, its habit and the forest type where it normally occurs


  1. Prosopis, tree, scrub

  2. Saccharum, grass, forest

  3. Shorea robusta, herb, tropical rain forest

  4. Acacia catechu, tree, coniferous forest
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Prosopis species are typically trees found in arid or scrubland environments, making this the most accurate match among the choices provided.

Multiple choice botany adaptation plant adaptation adaptation in plants plant habitat importance and classification of angiosperms aquatic plant adaptations pollination through water life in water

Succulent xerophytes are likely to be found in

  1. Tropical rain forest

  2. Deciduous forest

  3. Desert

  4. Tundra
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Xerophytes are the plants that has adapted to survive in an environment with little liquid water, such as a desert or an ice- or snow-covered region in the Alps and Arctic regions. Succulents plants stores water. They have mucilage to retain water. Stomata are sunken and usually open only during nights. 

Therefore, the correct answer is option C.

Multiple choice botany adaptation plant adaptation adaptation in plants plant habitat importance and classification of angiosperms aquatic plant adaptations pollination through water life in water

Which one of the following is correct matching of a plant, its habit and the forest type where it normally occurs?

  1. Prosopis, tree, scrub

  2. Saccharum, grass, forest

  3. Shorea robusta, herb, tropical rain forest

  4. Acacia catechu, tree, coniferous forest
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Prosopis is a genus of trees commonly found in scrub or arid forest types. The other options misidentify the habit or the typical forest biome for those species.

Multiple choice botany ecological adaptations, succession and ecological services extreme adaptations adapting to a habit adaptive features aquatic plant adaptations pollination through water

Plants growing in dry habitat are 

  1. Lithophytes

  2. Mesophytes

  3. Hydrophytes

  4. Xerophytes
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Xerophytes are plants specifically adapted to survive in environments with little liquid water, such as deserts or ice-covered regions. Lithophytes grow on rocks, mesophytes in moderate conditions, and hydrophytes in water.

Multiple choice botany ecological adaptations, succession and ecological services extreme adaptations adapting to a habit adaptive features aquatic plant adaptations pollination through water

Ephemerals are a type of xerophytes ______________.

  1. Drought escaping

  2. Drought resisting

  3. Drought enduring

  4. None of the above
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Explanation

Ephemerals are classified as drought escaping plants because they avoid the drought period entirely by existing as dormant seeds.

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Vegetation of geographic region with low rainfall, high temperature, loose and sandy soil is of the type called

  1. Grassland

  2. Scrub forest

  3. Xerophytic

  4. Evergreen tropical forest
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Vegetation of geographic region with low rainfall, high temperature, loose and sandy soil is of the type called xerophytic vegetation. It consists of spiny shrub, cactus. Caatinga is a type of xerophytic vegetation.

Thus, the correct answer is 'Xerophytic.'

Multiple choice botany ecological adaptations, succession and ecological services extreme adaptations adapting to a habit adaptive features aquatic plant adaptations pollination through water

Xerophytes are plants which grow in ____________.

  1. Dry areas

  2. Water

  3. Place where land and water meet

  4. Land
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Xerophytes are defined as plants that have adapted to survive in environments with limited water availability, commonly referred to as dry areas.

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Vegetation of Rajasthan is

  1. Xerophytic

  2. Alpine

  3. Arctic

  4. Deciduous
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Vegetation of Rajasthan is xerophytic. It is a geographic region with low rainfall, high temperature, loose and sandy soil. It consists of spiny shrub, cactus. Caatinga is a type of xerophytic vegetation.

Thus, the correct answer is 'Xerophytic.'

Multiple choice botany ecological adaptations, succession and ecological services extreme adaptations adapting to a habit adaptive features aquatic plant adaptations pollination through water

After the destruction of forests, what type of vegetation is expected to develop?

  1. Xerophytes vegetation

  2. Scrub vegetation

  3. Grassland vegetation

  4. Evergreen vegetation
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A Correct answer
Explanation

When forests are destroyed, the soil often loses its moisture-retaining capacity and becomes exposed to harsh sun, leading to the development of xerophytic vegetation.

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.......... kind of species are found only in a particular area.

  1. Endemic

  2. Pandemic

  3. Exotic

  4. All of the above
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Species found only in a particular area are known as endemic. Endemic species are often endangered.

Pandemic species is one that is widely distributed throughout a country or continent.
Exotic species are those species that live outside their natural habitat.
Thus, the correct answer is option A.

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Olive, cork, oak, walnut are the trees of which climatic type?

  1. Tropical desert

  2. Mediterranean type

  3. Monsoon type

  4. China type
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Quercus suber, commonly called the cork oak, is a medium-sized, evergreen oak tree in the section Quercus sect. Cerris is the primary source of cork for wine bottle stoppers and other uses, such as cork flooring and as the cores of cricket balls. It is native to southwest Europe and northwest Africa. 

In the Mediterranean basin, the tree is an ancient species with fossil remnants dating back to the Tertiary period.

Multiple choice geography south america - land of andes location and expansion - south america south america south america - economic features

What will be the correct sequence of natural vegetation in South America if one travels from North to South along $60^0$ to $70^0$ W longitude?

  1. Gran chacos, Pampas , Llanos, Selvas

  2. Llanos, Gran chacos, Selvas, Pampas

  3. Llanos, Selvas, Gran chacos, Pampas

  4. Pampas, Selvas, Gran chacos, Llanos
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Traveling from North to South in South America, the vegetation zones generally transition from the tropical grasslands (Llanos) to the tropical rainforests (Selvas), then to the subtropical grasslands (Gran Chacos), and finally to the temperate grasslands (Pampas).