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done Biomes and Biosphere Total Questions - 73

• question_answer1)
  Which ecological factors are most strong determinants of various biomes
  A)
  Temperature and precipitation done clear
  B)
  Soil and wind done clear
  C)
  \[pH\]and humidity done clear
  D)
  Light and wind done clear
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• question_answer2)
  Planktons are those unicellular or multicellular organisms which
  A)
  Passively float at or near the surface of water done clear
  B)
  Remain held by surface tension force done clear
  C)
  Are attached at the bottom done clear
  D)
  Actively swim on the surface done clear
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• question_answer3)
  "Biosphere" is called as
  A)
  Part of atmosphere where the livings cannot live done clear
  B)
  Part of atmosphere where the livings can live done clear
  C)
  Both a and b done clear
  D)
  None of the above done clear
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• question_answer4)
  "Biomes" describe
  A)
  Desert vegetation done clear
  B)
  Major ecological grouping of plants done clear
  C)
  Major ecological groupings of animals done clear
  D)
  Relation between plants, animals and climate done clear
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• question_answer5)
  Which one is the main source of minerals essential for man and other organisms
  A)
  Lithosphere done clear
  B)
  Ionosphere done clear
  C)
  Mesosphere done clear
  D)
  Stratosphere done clear
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• question_answer6)
  Deciduous forests are mainly found in region where annual precipitation ranges between
  A)
  50 to 75 cm done clear
  B)
  75 to 150 cm done clear
  C)
  150 to 200 cm done clear
  D)
  Above 200 cm done clear
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• question_answer7)
  A natural region characterised by hot summer, warm winter and treeless vegetation
  A)
  Tropical desert done clear
  B)
  Steppes grassland done clear
  C)
  Savannah grassland done clear
  D)
  Temperate desert done clear
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• question_answer8)
  Biome is
  A)
  A part of the planet and its atmosphere done clear
  B)
  Interacting communities of organism and its environments done clear
  C)
  Biotic flora of a place done clear
  D)
  Biotic fauna of a place done clear
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• question_answer9)
   Scorpion, spiders, lizards and rattle snake are inhabitants of
  A)
  Tropical rain forest done clear
  B)
  Temperate forest done clear
  C)
  Grassland biome done clear
  D)
  Desert biome done clear
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• question_answer10)
  Noosphere relates to an environment dominated by
  A)
  Zooplanktons done clear
  B)
  Nannoplanktons done clear
  C)
  Man done clear
  D)
  Carnivores done clear
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• question_answer11)
  Which of the following is a biome
  A)
  Wheat field done clear
  B)
  Rain water pond done clear
  C)
  Grass field done clear
  D)
  Deciduous forest done clear
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• question_answer12)
  The typical biome of an area having 50 to 100cm of rainfall is
  A)
  Desert done clear
  B)
  Grassland done clear
  C)
  Deciduous forest done clear
  D)
  Coniferous forest done clear
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• question_answer13)
  Alpine tundra is found in
  A)
  Siberia done clear
  B)
  Greenland done clear
  C)
  Both a and b done clear
  D)
  Himalayas done clear
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• question_answer14)
  Rainfall is absent but precipitation occurs in
  A)
  Arctic desert done clear
  B)
  Tropical desert done clear
  C)
  Chapparal done clear
  D)
  Savannah done clear
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• question_answer15)
  Taiga refers to
  A)
  Temperate deciduous forest done clear
  B)
  Subtropical semi-deciduous forest done clear
  C)
  Evergreen forest done clear
  D)
  North temperate coniferous forest done clear
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• question_answer16)
  Chapparal occurs in area
  A)
  Africa done clear
  B)
  Siberia done clear
  C)
  Mediterranean done clear
  D)
  Arabia done clear
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• question_answer17)
  Rainfall occurs in chapparal during
  A)
  The whole year done clear
  B)
  Summer done clear
  C)
  Winter done clear
  D)
  Spring-autumn done clear
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• question_answer18)
  Deserts occur in areas of
  A)
  Adverse human disturbance done clear
  B)
  Underground saline water done clear
  C)
  Little underground water done clear
  D)
  Rain shadow done clear
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• question_answer19)
  All types of latitudinal biomes are found telescoped on high hills found in
  A)
  Tropical areas done clear
  B)
  Subtropical areas done clear
  C)
  Temperate areas done clear
  D)
  None of the above done clear
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• question_answer20)
  Biome represents
  A)
  All the organisms of earth done clear
  B)
  Flora of a land done clear
  C)
  Flora and fauna of a land done clear
  D)
  A major ecosystem delimited by climate or geography done clear
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• question_answer21)
  In India, rain forests are found in [DPMT 1980]
  A)
  Uttar Pradesh and Bihar done clear
  B)
  Madhya Pradesh and Orissa done clear
  C)
  Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh done clear
  D)
  Western Ghats and Eastern Himalayas done clear
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• question_answer22)
  Temperate forests occur in India in [JIPMER 1983]
  A)
  Indo-Gangetic plains done clear
  B)
  Himalayas done clear
  C)
  Eastern India done clear
  D)
  Southern Peninsula done clear
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• question_answer23)
  Tropical rain forests are found in [NCERT 1983; MP PMT 1996; BHU 1998]
  A)
  Andamans done clear
  B)
  Bihar done clear
  C)
  Himachal Pradesh done clear
  D)
  Jammu and Kashmir done clear
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• question_answer24)
  Succulent xerophytes are likely to be found in [CPMT 1983, 84, AFMC 1986, 90; MP PMT 1990]
  A)
  Tropical rain forest done clear
  B)
  Deciduous forest done clear
  C)
  Desert done clear
  D)
  Tundra done clear
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• question_answer25)
  Savannah's are [BHU 1983; MP PMT 1989, 91, 2002; Haryana PMT 1993; BHU 1996]
  A)
  Tropical rain forest done clear
  B)
  Desert done clear
  C)
  Grassland with scattered trees done clear
  D)
  Dense forest with close canopy done clear
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• question_answer26)
  In India coniferous forests are found in [BHU 1983; MP PMT 1992]
  A)
  Madhya Pradesh done clear
  B)
  Himalayan region done clear
  C)
  Satpura hills done clear
  D)
  Rajasthan done clear
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• question_answer27)
  In India, tropical evergreen forests occur in [DPMT 1984]
  A)
  Himachal Pradesh done clear
  B)
  Madhya Pradesh done clear
  C)
  Assam done clear
  D)
  Tamil Nadu done clear
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• question_answer28)
  Rhododendron is the characteristic vegetation of [CPMT 1985; BHU 2000]
  A)
  Tropical zone done clear
  B)
  Alpine zone done clear
  C)
  Gangetic plains done clear
  D)
  Mangroove belt done clear
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• question_answer29)
  MAB stands for [BHU 1985; CBSE PMT 1997]
  A)
  Man and biosphere done clear
  B)
  Man antibiotics and bacteria done clear
  C)
  Man and biotic community done clear
  D)
  Mayer, Anderson and Bishby done clear
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• question_answer30)
  The upper part of sea water mainly contains [DPMT 1985]
  A)
  Nektons only done clear
  B)
  Planktons only done clear
  C)
  Nektons and planktons both done clear
  D)
  None of the above done clear
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• question_answer31)
  Alpine plants show [CPMT 1988]
  A)
  Mesophytism done clear
  B)
  Halophytism done clear
  C)
  Xerophytism done clear
  D)
  Luxuriant growth done clear
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• question_answer32)
  Term 'biosphere' is used for the zone of earth where life exists [CPMT 1989; MP PMT 1990]
  A)
  On lithosphere done clear
  B)
  In the hydrosphere done clear
  C)
  In the lithosphere and hydrosphere done clear
  D)
  In the lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere done clear
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• question_answer33)
  The region consisting of long and severe winters and growing season consisting of few months of summers constitutes [CPMT 1991; Pb. PMT 1998]
  A)
  Savannah ecosystem done clear
  B)
  Tiaga ecosystem done clear
  C)
  Tundra ecosystem done clear
  D)
  None of the above done clear
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• question_answer34)
  The sphere of living matter together with water, air and soil on the surface of earth is [BHU 1991; AIIMS 1998]
  A)
  Lithosphere done clear
  B)
  Biosphere done clear
  C)
  Hydrosphere done clear
  D)
  Atmosphere done clear
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• question_answer35)
  A biome consist of organisms of various trophic levels [AMU 1991]
  A)
  Reacting with their abiotic environment done clear
  B)
  Constituting a complex sociological unit done clear
  C)
  Living a symbiotic life done clear
  D)
  Inhabiting a desert done clear
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• question_answer36)
  Biomass produced by plants in oceans accounts for [AMU 1992]
  A)
  55% done clear
  B)
  65% done clear
  C)
  75% done clear
  D)
  85% done clear
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• question_answer37)
  Temperate evergreen forests are found in [MP PMT 1992]
  A)
  Himalayan ranges done clear
  B)
  Western ghats done clear
  C)
  Aravali ranges done clear
  D)
  Assam done clear
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• question_answer38)
  Tropical dense forest is due to [MP PMT 1994; CPMT 2002]
  A)
  High temperature and excess rain done clear
  B)
  Low temperature and excess rain done clear
  C)
  High temperature and lesser rain done clear
  D)
  Wild animals (tigers, lions, bears etc.) done clear
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• question_answer39)
  Which one is not dangerous for life and atmosphere [MP PMT 1998]
  A)
  Biopollutants done clear
  B)
  Ozone layer done clear
  C)
  Nuclear blast done clear
  D)
  Deforestation done clear
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• question_answer40)
  Treeless biome  of cold climates is [AFMC 1999; KCET 2000]
  A)
  Savannah biome done clear
  B)
  Chapparal biome done clear
  C)
  Temperate biome done clear
  D)
  Tundra biome done clear
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• question_answer41)
  Which part of the world has a high diversity of organisms [CBSE PMT 1999]
  A)
  Grasslands done clear
  B)
  Savannahs done clear
  C)
  Deciduous forests done clear
  D)
  Tropical rain forests done clear
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• question_answer42)
  The part of earth and atmosphere supporting life is [AMU 1991; CPMT 1994, 98; Pb. PMT 1999; BHU 2000; MP PMT 2001]
  A)
  Biosphere done clear
  B)
  Biome done clear
  C)
  Ecotone done clear
  D)
  Biota done clear
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• question_answer43)
  The salinity of the oceans is [RPMT 1997]
  A)
  Increasing done clear
  B)
  Decreasing done clear
  C)
  Constant done clear
  D)
  Decreasing now but was increasing in past done clear
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• question_answer44)
  Which of the following communities is more vulnerable to invasion by outsides animals and plants [CBSE PMT 1998]
  A)
  Mangroves done clear
  B)
  Tropical evergreen forests done clear
  C)
  Temperate forests done clear
  D)
  Oceanic island communities done clear
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• question_answer45)
  In desert grasslands, which type of animals are relatively more abundant [CBSE PMT 1998]
  A)
  Diurnal done clear
  B)
  Arboreal done clear
  C)
  Aquatic done clear
  D)
  Fossorial done clear
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• question_answer46)
  Moderate rainfall during summer [AIIMS 1998]
  A)
  Desert done clear
  B)
  Grasslands done clear
  C)
  Scrub forests done clear
  D)
  Deciduous forests done clear
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• question_answer47)
  The forest that colours in autumn is [CPMT 1992]
  A)
  Temperate evergreen forest done clear
  B)
  Temperate deciduous forest done clear
  C)
  Tropical evergreen forest done clear
  D)
  Tropical deciduous forest done clear
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• question_answer48)
  Relative to roots, the shoots are massive in plants of [CPMT 1992]
  A)
  Deserts done clear
  B)
  Moist temperate done clear
  C)
  Tundra done clear
  D)
  Moist tropical forests done clear
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• question_answer49)
  Which one has the maximum biomass [Haryana PMT 1993; DPMT 1999; Orissa 2004]
  A)
  Temperate forest done clear
  B)
  Tropical rain forest done clear
  C)
  Alpine vegetation done clear
  D)
  Taiga done clear
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• question_answer50)
  Temperate evergreen forests are found in [MP PMT 1994]
  A)
  Himalayan ranges done clear
  B)
  Western ghats done clear
  C)
  Aravalli ranges done clear
  D)
  Assam done clear
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• question_answer51)
  Desert biome does not support much vegetation as it lacks [Haryana PMT 1994]
  A)
  Sufficient light done clear
  B)
  Favourable temperature done clear
  C)
  Sufficient water done clear
  D)
  Sufficient nutrients done clear
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• question_answer52)
  Stratifications is more common in [Haryana PMT 1994; DPMT 2001, 04]
  A)
  Tropical rain forest done clear
  B)
  Deciduous forest done clear
  C)
  Temperate forest done clear
  D)
  Tropical savannah done clear
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• question_answer53)
  Deciduous forests have [AIIMS 1996; AFMC 2004]
  A)
  Variety of grasses done clear
  B)
  Broad-leaved trees done clear
  C)
  Narrow-leaved trees done clear
  D)
  Variety of crocodiles done clear
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• question_answer54)
  Biome with broad-leaved resinous fire resistant drought enduring plants is [AIIMS 1997]
  A)
  Savannah done clear
  B)
  Steppes done clear
  C)
  Chapparal done clear
  D)
  Deciduous forest done clear
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• question_answer55)
  In India tropical wet evergreen rain forests are not found in [AIIMS 1998]
  A)
  Tamil Nadu done clear
  B)
  Andaman done clear
  C)
  West Bengal done clear
  D)
  Madhya Pradesh done clear
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• question_answer56)
  Inverted pyramid of biomass can be traced in one of the following ecosystems [CET Chd. 1998]
  A)
  Rain forest done clear
  B)
  Desert done clear
  C)
  Ocean done clear
  D)
  Tundra done clear
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• question_answer57)
  Plants such as Prosopis, Acacia and Capparis represent examples of tropical [CBSE PMT 1998]
  A)
  Grassland done clear
  B)
  Thorny deserts done clear
  C)
  Deciduous forests done clear
  D)
  Evergreen forests done clear
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• question_answer58)
  Which part of the world has high density of organisms [CBSE PMT 1999]
  A)
  Grasslands done clear
  B)
  Savannahs done clear
  C)
  Deciduous forests done clear
  D)
  Tropical rain forests done clear
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• question_answer59)
  The organisms dwelling at the bottom of a lake are called [MP PMT 2000; AFMC 2001]
  A)
  Phytoplanktons done clear
  B)
  Zooplanktons done clear
  C)
  Nektons done clear
  D)
  Benthos done clear
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• question_answer60)
  Terai forest is [Pb. PMT 2000]
  A)
  Tropical done clear
  B)
  Coniferous done clear
  C)
  Deciduous done clear
  D)
  Temperate deciduous done clear
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• question_answer61)
  Savannah is found commonly in [Pb. PMT 2000]
  A)
  U.S.A. done clear
  B)
  U.S.S.R. done clear
  C)
  Australia done clear
  D)
  India done clear
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• question_answer62)
  Which one has evergreen vegetation and drought adapted animals [Haryana PMT 2000]
  A)
  Chapparral done clear
  B)
  Savannah done clear
  C)
  Tundra done clear
  D)
  Deciduous forest done clear
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• question_answer63)
  Plains with snow, ice, and frozen soil for most of the year are found in [Kerala 2000]
  A)
  Chapparal done clear
  B)
  Taiga done clear
  C)
  Tundra done clear
  D)
  Savannah done clear
  E)
  Desert done clear
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• question_answer64)
  Grasslands of Asia are [Kerala 2001]
  A)
  Savannah done clear
  B)
  Pampas done clear
  C)
  Steppes done clear
  D)
  Veldt done clear
  E)
  Prairies done clear
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• question_answer65)
  Estuaries occur in [AMU 2001]
  A)
  Orissa and Tamilnadu done clear
  B)
  Kerala and Tamilnadu done clear
  C)
  Kerala and Orissa done clear
  D)
  Kerala, Tamilnadu and Orissa done clear
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• question_answer66)
  The first biosphere reserve established in India for conserving the gene pool of flora and fauna and the life style of tribals is [Kerala CET 2003]
  A)
  Nilgiri biosphere reserve done clear
  B)
  Nanda Devi biosphere reserve done clear
  C)
  Uttarakhand biosphere reserve done clear
  D)
  Great Nicobar biosphere reserve done clear
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• question_answer67)
  Maximum productivity is found in [DPMT 2003; BVP 2004]
  A)
  Grass land done clear
  B)
  Tropical rain forest done clear
  C)
  Ocean done clear
  D)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer68)
  Which one of the following is correct matching of a plant, its habit and the forest type where it normally occurs [AIIMS 2005]
  A)
  Prosopis, tree, scrub done clear
  B)
  Saccharum, grass, forest done clear
  C)
  Shorea robusta, herb, tropical rain forest done clear
  D)
    Acacia catechu, tree, coniferous forest done clear
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• question_answer69)
  In which of the following habitats does the diurnal temperature of soil surface vary most [CBSE PMT 2004]
  A)
  Desert done clear
  B)
  Grassland done clear
  C)
  Shrub land done clear
  D)
  Forest done clear
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• question_answer70)
  The sphere of living matter together with water, air and soil on the surface of earth is [MP PMT 2004]
  A)
  Lithosphere done clear
  B)
  Biosphere done clear
  C)
  Hydrosphere done clear
  D)
  Atmosphere done clear
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• question_answer71)
  Maximum absorption of rainfall water is done by [BHU 2005]
  A)
  Tropical deciduous forest done clear
  B)
  Tropical evergreen forest done clear
  C)
  Tropical savannah done clear
  D)
    Scrub forest done clear
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• question_answer72)
  Biosphere reserve programme started in India [Orissa JEE 2005]
  A)
  1986 done clear
  B)
  1984 done clear
  C)
  1982 done clear
  D)
    1988 done clear
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• question_answer73)
  Which one of the following pairs is mismatched [CBSE PMT 2005]
  A)
  Tundra - permafrost done clear
  B)
  Savanna - acacia tress done clear
  C)
  Prairie - epiphytes done clear
  D)
  Coniferous forest - evergreen tress done clear
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