Question

5. Quite a few species of plants and animals are endangered in India. Why?
6. Why has India a rich heritage of flora and fauna?

Answer 1

Answer 5:

• Increasing population
• Pollution
• Deforestation
• Hunting by poachers.

Answer 6:

• A country with diverse relief features
• Availability of different types of soil.
• Variation in climatic conditions

Answer 2

Answer:

5. Many plants and animals in India are endangered because of the greediness of human beings for their commercial value. ... (b) Deforestation on a wide scale destroys the habitat of animals and also leads to decline of the different species of trees and plants.

6. India has rich heritage of flora and fauna because of the following factors (a) It has a very large geographical area which includes the mountains, the Northern plains, plateaus and also islands. ... It has about 47,000 plant species. ... India is a larger country.

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