Question

Distinguish between flora and fauna.

Answer 1

Flora: Flora is a Latin word which is the name of goddess of flowers. Flora refers to plant life which are found in specific time and area. It includes different types like Native flora - indigenous flora of particular region; Garden flora - these are plants grown by humans; and Weed flora refers to undesirable plants.

Fauna: This refers to animals living in particular region and area. These are categorized as follows: Cryo fauna - animals that live in ice; Micro fauna includes smallest animals and microorganisms; Mega fauna includes largest vertebrate animals; Avi fauna refers to birds and Pisces fauna means fishes.