Advertisements
Advertisements
प्रश्न
People say that nothing goes waste in a forest. Can you explain, how?
Advertisements
उत्तर
Forests work as a self-sustaining system in nature. Whatever is produced in the forest is utilised by different components of the forest and is naturally recycled. All animals (whether herbivores, carnivores or omnivores) depend ultimately on plants for food. Herbivores eat plants. Carnivores eat herbivores. Omnivores eat both plants and animals. When plants and animals die, their dead remains are decomposed by microorganisms (bacteria and fungi) into nutrients, which are released back into the soil. From the soil, these nutrients are absorbed by the roots of living plants. This is called as recycling of nutrients due to which nothing goes waste in a forest.
APPEARS IN
संबंधित प्रश्न
List five products we get from forests.
The insects, butterflies, honeybees and birds help flowering plants in ______.
Explain why there is a need of variety of animals and plants in a forest.
Enumerate the importance of forest.
Identify the biotic component.
Which of the following is not a use of forest?
Arabari forests of Bengal is dominated by
Figure shows a part of a forest.
Write any three activities going on in the forest on the basis of this figure.
Name any two of the decomposers.
Visit a forest. Here is a list of points that would make your visit more fruitful.
- Make sure that you have permission to go into the forest.
- Make sure that you can find your way around. Get a map and go along with someone who is familiar with the area.
- Keep a record of the things you see and do. Observations make the visit interesting. Sketches and photographs are useful.
- You may record bird calls.
- Collect different kinds of seeds or hard fruits like nuts.
- Try to recognise various types of trees, shrubs, herbs, etc. Make lists of plants from different places in the forest and of different layers. You may not be able to name all the plants, but it is worth recording and seeing where they grow. Make a record of approximate heights of plants, crown shape, bark texture, leaf size, and flower colour.
- Learn to recognise the animal’s droppings.
- Interview the forest officials and the people of surrounding villages and other visitors.
You must never collect birds’ eggs, and their nests should never be disturbed.
You can read more on the following website:
