Question

If we remove half of the forest cover of earth, what kind of crisis will occur?

• A. Many species would become extinct.
• B. Population, pollution and ecological imbalance will rise.
• C. Energy crisis will commence.
• D. The remaining forest will cause imbalance.

Answer 1

The correct option is B Population, pollution and ecological imbalance will rise.

Forests occupy more than 30 percent of Earth's land surface and account for 50 percent of plant productivity. Therefore 45% of the carbon stored on land is tied up in forests. Further, these being the dominant terrestrial ecosystem, the forest account for 75% of the gross primary productivity of the Earth's biosphere and 80% of the plant biomass. Removing half the forest cover, will not only bring in an increase in the population of human beings and other living organisms but will also bring about increased pollution and a great ecological imbalance.