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Natural Vegetation and Wildlife Quiz

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  • Why are wildlife reserves made?
    They are made to protect and the endangered animals from becoming extinct.
  • What are the sub-factors affecting the natural vegetation of a place?
    Land, soil, temperature, sunlight and precipitation.
  • Give a few examples of animals who live in the high altitudes of Ladhak.
    Yaks, the Shaggy Horned Wild Ox, the Tibetan Antelope, the Blue Sheep, Wild Sheep, and the Kiang.
  • Tell the importance of forests?
    It provides oxygen, plant products, fuel, habitat for wildlife and takes in Carbon Dioxide and prevents soil erosion & floods.
  • What comprises of the flora & fauna of the mangrove forests?
    Mangrove refers to one of any number of plants from various taxonomical families that grow in marshy, briny, brackish, or other types of coastal waters.
  • How many speices of fishes are there in India and what percentage accounts for the world's stock?
    2500 , 12%
  • What do you mean by the word "endangered species"?
    The species which are going to get extinct in the near future.
  • What is virgin vegetation?
    A plant community which has grown naturally without human aid and has been left undisturbed by humans for a long time. This is termed as a virgin vegetation
  • What are the factors affecting the natural vegetation?
    Relief, climate, latitude and altitude
  • What are the number of species of flowering plants found in India and what does it account for the world percentage? And name some non-flowering plants.
    1500 species, 6%. Fern, Algae and Fungi.
  • Till what height can the dry tropical deciduous forests reach?
    Up to 60m or above
  • What is the other name of Tropical Decidious forest?
    The monsoon forest.
  • What are montane forests?
    A sucsession of natural vegetation belts.
  • What are the levels of the tropical evergreen forests?
    Forest floor, Understorey, Cannopy.
  • How many centimeters of rainfall does the the tropical thorn forests receive?
    Less than 70 cms