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Class7 Forest

Forests are a renewable natural resource because trees that are cut down or broken are naturally replaced through new growth. Forests help increase atmospheric humidity by releasing large amounts of water through transpiration. Reasons for deforestation include agricultural expansion, logging, infrastructure expansion like roads, and climate change events like wildfires. Global warming leads to rising temperatures, ecosystem imbalance, climate change, spread of diseases, and loss of natural habitats. Indiscriminate tree felling reduces forest biodiversity by eliminating habitats for animals and plant species. Humus forms from decomposing plants in forests and helps recharge groundwater by absorbing rainwater that seeps underground. Examples of medicinal plants from forests are cinchona, which provides quin

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Class7 Forest

Forests are a renewable natural resource because trees that are cut down or broken are naturally replaced through new growth. Forests help increase atmospheric humidity by releasing large amounts of water through transpiration. Reasons for deforestation include agricultural expansion, logging, infrastructure expansion like roads, and climate change events like wildfires. Global warming leads to rising temperatures, ecosystem imbalance, climate change, spread of diseases, and loss of natural habitats. Indiscriminate tree felling reduces forest biodiversity by eliminating habitats for animals and plant species. Humus forms from decomposing plants in forests and helps recharge groundwater by absorbing rainwater that seeps underground. Examples of medicinal plants from forests are cinchona, which provides quin

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Chapter-17 Forests

Q.G Short answer type questions:


[Link] do we say that forests are a renewable natural resource?
Ans- Forests are natural renewable resources because trees in the forests are when cut
down for commercial use or are broken by some natural calamity, a new tree grows in place
of the broken tree naturally and replenish the soil.
[Link] do forest help to increase the humidity in the atmosphere?
Ans- Forests help to increase the humidity of the atmosphere by releasing large amount of
water back to atmosphere by the process of transpiration. Forests regulate the earth’s
temperature and weather cycle.
[Link] three reasons for deforestation.
Ans-Three reasons for deforestation are: 2
i. Agricultural expansion, wood extraction (e.g., logging or wood harvest for
domestic fuel or charcoal).
ii. Infrastructure expansion such as road building and urbanization.
iii. Climate change is a leading cause of deforestation. Extreme weather events
like wildfires, droughts, and storm surges destroy millions of hectares of forest.

[Link] is the impact of global warming?


Ans-Following are the major effects of global warming:
(i) Rise in temperature
(ii) Imbalance in the ecosystem
(iii) Climate change
(iv) Spread of diseases
(v) High Mortality Rates
(vi) Loss of natural habitat

Q.H Long answer type questions:


[Link] how indiscriminate felling of trees can affect the forest biodiversity.
Ans- Deforestation affects the biodiversity in many ways. These are:
(i) Deforestation can directly lead to biodiversity loss when animal species that
live in the trees no longer have their habitat, cannot relocate, and therefore
become extinct.
(ii) Deforestation can lead certain tree species to permanently disappear, which
affects biodiversity of plant species in an environment.

[Link] are humus formed in a forest? How do they help in recharging ground
water?
Ans- Humus is dark, organic material that forms in soil. When small plants die, they
mix with the soil to form humus. These plants and animals are confined to topsoil.
Rainwater is absorbed by the humus present in the forest floor, then it seeps into the
sub-soil and finally moves underground, thus recharging the ground water.

[Link] examples of two medicinal plants obtained from forests and explain their
medicinal value.
Ans-Our forests are home to several kinds of medicinal plants such as neem,
eucalyptus, amla, cassava etc.
Cinchona tree provides the alkaloid quinine, an important medicine for treating malaria.
A variety of grasses such as kewra, khus, lemon grass are sources of several kinds of
essential oils.
[Link] will you spread awareness on forest conservation to rural people?

Ans-We can spread awareness on forest conservation to rural people:


(i) by educating the public.
(ii) by conducting social forestry programs.
(iii) by explaining the importance of forest in our life.
Under social forestry program, the so called waste land should be utilized to
produce firewood, fodder and timber. This programme is a boon to rural
community.

[Link] how ecosystem in a forest is maintained?


Ans- Forests form a part of the ecosystem. These are self-sustaining and self-
regulatory units of nature. The interaction among organisms in the forest ecosystem
is depicted in the form of food chain which involves transfer of energy through the
process of eating and being eaten.
When plants and animals die, they form the food for saprotrophs. Decomposers play
an important role in forests. They feed upon dead animals and plant tissues and
convert them into humus which is responsible for replenishing the nutrients into the
soil.

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