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Deforestation may lead to floods. Why?

Deforestation can be defined as the large-scale removal of trees from forests (or other lands) for the facilitation of human activities. It is a... View Article

“A bunch of seedlings were seen sprouting on a heap of animal dropping in a forest.” How do you think is the seedling benefited from the animal dung?

The animal dung provides nutrients to the seedlings. The essential nutrients required for the growth of plant is readily absorbed from the animal... View Article

Two friends shared their experiences of their vacation trip to two different forests. Do you think they would have seen the same type of plants and animals during their respective trips? Give reason.

Every forest has different type of climatic conditions because of which there are various plants and animals in every forest. Two different... View Article

Give names of any four birds which you expect to see in a forest.

Four birds that could be seen in forest are: Kingfisher, hornbill, Jungle crow, Myna. A forest is a large area which is almost covered with woody... View Article

Paheli wrote a food chain in the following way: frog → eagle → insects → grass → snake The chain is not in the correct order. Help her to write the food chain correctly.

The correct food chain will be: Grass → Insects → Frog → Snake → Eagle. Grass gets eaten by insects. Frog eats insects, and snake eats frog.... View Article

State true or false. Forests protect the soil from erosion.

True Forests helps in binding the soil together. Thus, prevent soil from erosion. Soil erosion is a continuous process that occurs either... View Article

State true or false. The forest keeps on growing and changing and can regenerate.

True The dead animals, fallen leaves, etc. all get collected on the floor of the forests. The decomposers act on it and convert it into humus.... View Article

State true or false. In a forest, trees form the uppermost layer, followed by herbs. The shrubs form the lowest layer of vegetation.

False In forests, the uppermost layer is formed by trees, the second layer is formed by shrubs and the lowest layer is formed by herbs of the... View Article

State whether the following statements are true or false. If false, give the correct statement. Forests influence climate, water cycle and air quality.

(a) True Forests keep a check on climate, water cycle and air quality. Forests maintain the climate and water cycle through rain and air... View Article

Paheli while moving in a forest observed that there was no noise pollution, though lots of heavy vehicles were passing from the nearby highway. Explain why?

Paheli was not a able to observe noise pollution even though vehicles were passing through a nearby highway because the forest had a large number... View Article

Forests are not responsible for (a) providing medicinal plants. (b) maintaining the flow of water into the streams. (c) creating flood conditions. (d) absorbing rainwater and maintaining the water table

c) Creating flood conditions. Forest is a dense land or a complex ecosystem consisting of rich biodiversity and supports a variety of life... View Article

The branchy part of a tree above the stem is known as (a) crown (b) canopy (c) sapling (d) humus

b) Crown The branches forming a roof like structure over other trees in the forest is known as canopy. The branchy part of a tree above the... View Article

Which of the products is not obtained from a forest? (a) Honey (b) Catechu (c) Gum (d) Ginger

d) Ginger Gum, Catechu, and Gum are obtained from the Forest. Ginger is a shrub. The ginger plant (Zingiber officinale) is grown for its... View Article

Pick the option which gives the names of a tree and an animal, respectively from the following. (a) semal, hornbill (b) sal, khair (c) chinkara, blue bull (d) neem, palash

a) Semal, hornbill Semal, sal, khair, neem, and palash are examples of tree. Hornbill, chinkara, and blue bull are animals. Semal tree has a... View Article

Which of the following is not the name of a tree? (a) Teak (b) Sal (c) Porcupine (d) Kachnar

c) Porcupine Teak, Sal and Kachnar all are trees whereas Porcupine is a wild animal. Trees are big and tall plants. They have very thick, woody... View Article

Which of the following is not prepared from the wood obtained from forest? (a) Paper (b) Thermocol (c) Matchsticks (d) Plywood

b) Thermocol Paper, matchstick, and plywood are made up of wood obtained from the forests. Thermocol is a synthetic material, i.e., polystyrene... View Article

Which of the following has the strongest stem? (a) A tree (b) A creeper (c) A climber (d) A bush

a) A tree stem Creepers, climbers, and bush are thin modifications of stems. Tree Stem is the strongest among the given options is strong. The... View Article

Which among the following forest animals is the smallest? (a) Fox (b) Boar (c) Bison (d) Porcupine

d) Porcupine Porcupine is the smallest forests animal among the given options. The word porcupine means “quill pig” in Latin; however,... View Article

Boojho visited a forest near his town with his classmates and his teacher. As they were entering the forest, their class teacher told them not to make noise in the forest as noise could disturb the (a) birds (b) animals (c) both birds and animals (d) plants

c) Both birds and animals Noise in forest can disturb both animals and plants. So, we should not make noise in forest. Forest is a large... View Article

Which of the following serve as green lungs? (a) The green pigment of the plants (b) Forests (c) Kitchen gardens (d) Greenhouse gases

(b) Forests Plants and trees work as green lungs because they are giving out oxygen and take carbon dioxide from us. Forests serve as green... View Article

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