Flora and Fauna

Q.

Which type of vegetation is known as purely Indian Vegetation?

Q. Flora and fauna are words taken from which language?

1. Latin
2. Greek
3. German
4. Roman

Q.

What is a tendril? Name the two types of tendrils. What does a tendril do in response to a touch of support? What is this phenomenon known as?

Q. P and Q are two types of plants having weak stems which cannot stand upright on their own. The plants P and Q have organs R and S respectively which can grow towards any support which they happen to touch and wind around that support. It is observed that organ R originates from the leaves of the plant whereas organ S originates directly from the stem of the plant.

(a) What is (i) R, and (ii) S?

Q.

The sum of plant species in a given area is called:

1. Endangered species

2. Endemic species

3. Fauna of that area

4. Flora of that area