Name two animals having habitat in tropical and mountain type of vegetation

Scientists divide the Earth’s land into what are called vegetation regions. These areas have distinct types of plants, soil, and weather patterns. Vegetation regions can be divided into five major types: forest, grassland, tundra, desert, and ice sheet. Climate, soil, the ability of soil to hold water, and the slope, or angle, of the land all determine what types of plants will grow in a particular region. Forest Forests are areas with trees grouped in a way so their leaves, or foliage, shade the ground. Forests can be found just about anywhere trees can grow, from below sea level to high in the mountains. From tropical rain forests near the Equator to boreal forests in cold climates close to the Arctic Circle, different types of forests can be found all over the world. One way to classify different types of forests is by the type of trees a forest has. Deciduousforests have trees with green leaves that change color in the fall and drop altogether in the winter. Trees that are common in deciduousforests are oak and maple. The northeastern United States is covered in deciduousforest, and tourists flock to the area every autumn to experience the orange, yellow, and red leaves blanketing the region. Evergreenforests have trees with leaves that stay green all year long. One of the places evergreenforests can be found is on the opposite side of the North American continent—in the Pacific Northwest, which includes the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. states of ...

A rainforest is an area of tall, mostly evergreen trees and a high amount of rainfall. Rainforests are Earth’s oldest living ecosystems, with some surviving in their present form for at least 70 million years. They are incredibly diverse and complex, home to more than half of the world’s plant and animal species—even though they cover just six percent of Earth’s surface. This makes rainforests astoundingly dense with flora and fauna; a 10-square-kilometer (four-square-mile) patch can contain as many as 1,500 flowering plants, 750 species of trees, 400 species of birds and 150 species of butterflies. Rainforests thrive on every continent except Antarctica. The largest rainforests on Earth surround the Amazon River in South America and the Congo River in Africa. The tropical islands of Southeast Asia and parts of Australia support dense rainforest habitats. Even the cool evergreen forests of North America’s Pacific Northwest and Northern Europe are a type of rainforest. Rainforests’ rich biodiversity is incredibly important to our well-being and the well-being of our planet. Rainforests help regulate our climate and provide us with everyday products. Unsustainable industrial and agricultural development, however, has severely degraded the health of the world’s rainforests. Citizens, governments, intergovernmental organizations, and conservation groups are working together to protect these invaluable but fragile ecosystems. Rainforest Structure Most rainforests are structured...

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Tropical climate is a climate having warm climate and the animals inhabiting this region are tiger, pig, deer and elephant. Montane regions are the ecosystems found in mountain regions. Animals found in this region include Kashmir stag, spotted deer, wild sheep, jack rabbit, Tibetan antelope, yak, snow leopard, squirrels.

Page No. 52: Question 2: Answer the following questions briefly. (i) Define an ecosystem. (ii) What factors are responsible for the distribution of plants and animals in India? (iii) What is bio-reserve? Give two examples. (iv) Name two animals having habitat in tropical and montane type of vegetation. Solution: (i) Ecosystem -All plants and animals in an area are interdependent and inter-related to each other in their physical environment. This life-supporting system comprising the physical environment i.e. non-living components, like – climate, soil, river etc. along with all organisms living therein, is called an Ecosystem. Human beings also form a part of the ecosystem. (ii) India is one of the twelve mega bio-diversity countries of the world having a wide variety of plant and animal species.Various factors responsible for the distribution of plants and animals (flora and fauna) on the earth and also in India can be listed as below – • Relief : This includes land, soil type, drainage etc. • The nature of land influences the type of vegetation. Fertile level land is used for agriculture while grasslands and woodlands are found on undulating and rough terrains. • Climate which includes temperature, humidity, photoperiod, precipitation etc. are also responsible for the distribution of plants and animals. • Besides, the nature of plants present in any area determines the animal life of that area. (iii) A Biosphere Reserve is a large area of protected land for conservation ...

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