Additional Question with solution:
Que: List some animals which live in deeper areas of the forest.
Ans: Boars, bisons, jackals, porcupines, elephants, etc. live in the deeper areas of the forest.
Que: Paheli while moving in a forest observed that there was no noise pollution, through lots of heavy vehicles were passing from the nearby highway. Explain why.
Ans: Paheli observed that there is noise pollution in a forest even though there are lots of heavy vehicles were passing from the nearby highway. It is because trees present in the forest absorb the noise.
Que: Give the reason behind variations found in the forests of different regions.
Ans: The variation in the type of plants and animals is found in different forest because of the climatic conditions of that particular area.
Que: Are there similar kind of trees in every forests?
Ans: No, due to different climatic conditions, there are variations in the types of trees and other plants. From forest to forest.
Que: State the consequence when one food chain is distured in an ecosystem.
Ans: Since, all food chains are interlinked disturbance in one food chain will affect the other food chain in a forest.
Que: What is a canopy?
Ans: The uppermost branches and leaves of tall trees act like a root over forest ground, this is called a canopy.
Que: While going inside a forest, it becomes darker. Why?
Ans: In a forest, big trees, shrubs and other plants are found. They trap solar radiation for photosynthesis.
So, the sunlight does not reach at the forest floor, thus making it dark.
Que: A bunch of seedling were seen sprouting on a heap of animal dropping in a forest. How do you think is the seeding benefited from the animal dung?
Ans: The seeding was being benefited from the animal dung as the decaying animal dung provided nutrients to the growing seeding.
Que: forest are called green lungs. Why?
Ans: The forest provide us oxygen to breathe. If we rapidly cutting down forests means we are cutting down the oxygen supply to us. that is why are called green lungs.