1. The Tundra region is economically important for

2. Travelling from the equator towards pole, what would be the correct sequence of vegetation types you would encounter?

3. If a tropical rain forest is removed, it does not regenerate quickly as compared to a tropical deciduous forest. This is because

4. Plants which lack true roots, stems and leaves are called

5. Plants which can tolerate considerable changes in moisture conditions are called

6. A geographical are with an altitude of 400 m has following characteristics: Month Average Maximum Temp. (°C) Average Minimum Temp. (°C) Rainfall (mm) Jan 31 21 51 Feb 31 21 85 Mar 31 21 188 Apr 31 21 158 May 30 21 139 Jun 30 21 121 July 29 20 134 Aug 28 20 168 Sept 29 20 185 Oct 29 20 221 Nov 30 20 198 Dec 31 20 86 If this geographic area were to have a natural forest, which one of the following would it most likely be?

7. Match List-I (Biomes) with List- II (Species) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I List-II A.Coniferous forest 1. Spruce
B. Tropical rain forest 2. Rubber
C. Tropical deciduous forest
3. Sal D.Temperature forest 4. Oak Codes A B C D

8. Evergreen Mediterranean forest occurs

9. Tropophytes can withstand

10. Where are Mulberry trees grown mainly for silk production in China?

11. Camphor is

12. Match List-I (Climatic Conditions) with List-II (Tree Species) select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I List-II
A. Temperate 1. Oak
B. Hot Deserts 2. Acacia
C. Equatorial 3. Spruce
D. Mediterranean 4. Mahogany Codes A B C D

13. Hardwood tree like mahogany and ebony are found in

14. Match List-I (Vegetation type) with List-II (Regions) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I List-II
A. Catinga 1. Algeria
B. Downs 2. Austrlia
C. Maquis 3. Eastern Brazil
D. Veldt 4. South Africa Codes A B C D

15. Mention the soft wood producing regions

16. Xerophytes are plants which can grow in regions having

17. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
1. Sal—Tropical deciduous
2. Pine—Coniferous
3. Teak—Evergreen
4. Cactus—Desert Select the correct answer using the codes given below: Codes

18. Consider the following statements:
1. Chaparral biomes develop under conditions of high moisture with less pronounced differences in the temperature between summer and winter.
2. Moist temperate coniferous forest biomes occur along the West coast of North America from Central California to Alaska. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

19. Xerophytes can tolerate and withstands

20. Assertion (A) : Mangroves are very specialised forest ecosystems of the tropical and subtropical regions bordering certain sea coast. Reason (R) : They stabilise the shoreline and act as bull work against encroachment by sea. Codes

21. Sal and teak are commonly found in

22. Consider the following statements:
1. The Taiga biome stretches across large parts of Canada, Europe and Asia.
2. Taiga is the largest biome in the world.
3. A lot of coniferous trees grow in the Taiga. Which of the statements given above are correct?

23. Which one of the following statements, is not true of coniferous forests?

24. Maximum number of species occur in

25. How much of earth surface is covered by the forests?