Class 7 Science Chapter 12 MCQ

Forests serve as green lungs as they produce oxygen for breathing and respiration and help in maintaining oxygen and carbon dioxide balance in the atmosphere.

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As Boojho was entering the forest his class teacher told him not to make noise in the forest because it could disturb both birds and animals.

Porcupine is the smallest forest animal among the following given in the options.

A tree has the strongest stem.

The forest is an ecosystem consisting of living things such as plants, animals and decomposers and non-living things such as soil, water and air. In the forest ecosystem, there is an interaction between living things and non-living environment. When plants and animals die, then the decomposers organisms decompose their dead bodies into nutrients, water and carbon dioxide. Nutrients and water are returned to the soil, and carbon dioxide is returned to the air. These nutrients, water and carbon dioxide are then re-used for the growth of new plants in the forest. And this process goes on and on like an un-ending chain. Thus, we can say that the various components of a forest are interdependent on one another.

Porcupine is not the name of a tree rather it is an animal. Teak, Sal and Kachnar are names of trees.

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Honey, catechu (kattha) and gum are forest products but ginger is not a forest product.

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Forests are not responsible for creating flood conditions, as they protect from flood condition.

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Forests help in maintain water cycle in nature and hence bring sufficient rain. Forests prevent soil erosion and floods and hence help in the conservation of soil. Forests also maintain the balance between carbon di oxide and oxygen in the atmosphere. Destruction of forests can change the earth’s climate.

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Scavengers are not referred as decomposers. Scavengers are a kind of cleansing agent of the environment. Without scavengers’ dead body of the forest animals could not be got rid of quickly. But they are not decomposers. Because, they do not break down dead animals into simpler substances which can be reused by the plants.

When plants and animals die, then the decomposers organisms decompose their dead bodies into nutrients, water and carbon dioxide. Decomposers are commonly known as “saprotrophs”. Where nutrients and water are returned to the soil, and carbon dioxide is returned to the air. These nutrients, water and carbon dioxide are then re-used for the growth of new plants in the forest. And this process goes on and on like an un-ending chain.

The branchy part of a tree above the stem is known as the “crown” of the tree. The crowns of tall trees form a green cover over the forest land. The major functions of the crown of a tree are to absorb sun’s light energy, carry out photosynthesis, release oxygen and carry out the process of respiration and transpiration. All these functions are performed by the leaves of the crown.

The forest has a wide variety of animals. The type of animals also differ from forest to forest. The common animals which are found in forest in our country are monkey, jackal, elephants, tigers, lions, squirrel, porcupine, peacock, snakes, honey bees and other various small animals. The insects such as butterflies, honey bees and birds help in flowering plants of the forest in pollination not an Antelopes. An African animal with horns and long, thin legs that can run very fast. It looks like deer.

We know that excessive cutting down of forest trees should not be allowed by the Government (any countries) to conserve forest. Trees should be planted in the forest in place of cut down trees to conserve forest. Paper products such as old newspaper, magazine books and notebooks etc., should be recycle to conserve forest. We get jute and cotton bags from plants. And plastic we made in laboratory through chemical substances. Though recycling of paper bags will help in the conservation of forest.

Amount of CO2 in air will increase. Forests help in maintain water cycle in nature and hence bring sufficient rain. Forests prevent soil erosion and floods and hence help in the conservation of soil. Forests also maintain the balance between carbon di oxide and oxygen in the atmosphere. Destruction of forests can change the earth’s climate.

Destruction of forests would not prevent flooding of rivers, loss of life and property. Destruction of forests can change the earth’s climate. There would be no life without forest.

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Many tribal people of our country live in the forests. Forests are the lifeline for the forest-dwelling people. The cutting down of forests is driving out many populations but these are curse for them. Trees gives us oxygen, medicine, food, rain as well as shelter for human beings and animals.

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Green plants and trees of the forest supply oxygen for breathing and respiration, so forests are known as green lungs.