Question

Highlight any five points of distinction between tropical deciduous and coniferous forest

Answer 1

Explanation:

• Coniferous trees grow in mountainous regions but deciduous forest grows in plateau region
• coniferous trees need less water and deciduous trees need more water compered to coniferous
• coniferous trees have spiny leaves to protect itself against snowfall whereas deciduous trees have flat leaves for transpiration
• coniferous trees are found in northern parts of India and deciduous trees are found near the coastal plains and tropical regions
• Examples of coniferous trees are pine , oak , cedar etc and deciduoustrees are neem , peepal , mango etc.