Organisms and Populations Question 15
15. Plants such as Prosopis, Acacia and Capparis represent examples of tropical
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(a) thorn forests
(b) deciduous forests
(c) evergreen forests
(d) grasslands
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Answer : a
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(a) Deciduous forests are present in both northern and southern hemisphere contain broad leaved and hardwood. Deciduous trees - oak, maple, chestnut etc. evergreen forests occur in equatorial and subequatorial regions, important plants are Rosewood Ebony, Mahogany, fig, etc. Grass lands are large plains covered by grasses. Prosopis, Acacia and Capparis are non succulent, thorny hot desert plants.
