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प्रश्न
With reference to Littoral forest, answer the following questions:
Why do the trees in this forest grow aerial roots?
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उत्तर
The underground root system requires oxygen. Trees of the littoral forests have aerial roots because these are found in wet and marshy regions. The soil is not able to support the underground root system, and hence, they grow vertically up to the air above the soil.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
With reference to Littoral forest, answer the following questions:
Name one area in India where this forest is found.
Name the forests which grow on the windward slope of the Western Ghats.
Give three reasons for rapid depletion of forest resources in India in the past.
Name one region in India for each of the following:
Thorn and Scrub
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What are the characteristics of the Mangrove and give one use.
How do forests act as a flood control measure?
Write two reasons why monsoon deciduous forests are commercially more valuable than other types of forests.
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