Answer:
(i) Difference between Flora and Fauna
(ii) Difference between Tropical Evergreen and Deciduous Forests
Flora
Fauna
(a)
The term flora is used to denote plants of a particular region or period.
1.
The species of animals are referred to as fauna.
(b)
They make their food by photosynthesis.
2.
They cannot make their own food and herbivore animals are dependent on flora for food.
Tropical Evergreen Fortests
Tropical Deciduous Forests
(a)
They grow in areas of heavy rainfall 200 cm and above.
1.
They grow in areas receiving rainfall between 200 cm and 70 cm.
(b)
There is no definite time for trees to shed their leaves.
2.
The trees shed their leaves for about 6 to 8 weeks in the dry summer.
(c)
Ebony, mahogany, rosewood, rubber and cinchona are the important trees of these forests.
3.
Teak, Bamboo, Sal, Shisham, Sandalwood, Khair Kusum, Arjun, Peepal and Neem are the important trees of these forests.
(d)
Common animals found in these forests are elephants, monkeys, lemur, deer and the one horned rhinoceros.
4.
Common animals found in these forests are lion tiger, deer and elephant.
(e)
Plenty of birds, bats sloth, scorpions and shails are also found in these jungles.
5.
A huge variety fo birds, lizards, snakes and tortoises are found in these forests.
(f)
These forests are found in areas of the Western Ghats and the island group of Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar, upper parts of Assam and the Tamil Nadu coast.
6.
These forests are found mostly in eastern part of India, north eastern states along the foothills, the Himalayas, Jharkhand, Orissa, Chhattisgarh, on the western slopes of Western Ghats, Madhya Pradesh Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
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