What is meant by ‘canopy’ in a forest?

Important Questions on Forests: Our Lifeline

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AWARENESS SCIENCE for Seventh Class>Chapter 17 - Forests: Our Lifeline>Very Short Answer Type Questions>Q 6

Name the layer of vegetation in a forest that occurs just below the canopy.

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AWARENESS SCIENCE for Seventh Class>Chapter 17 - Forests: Our Lifeline>Very Short Answer Type Questions>Q 7

Which layer of vegetation in a forest occurs immediately below the understorey?

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AWARENESS SCIENCE for Seventh Class>Chapter 17 - Forests: Our Lifeline>Very Short Answer Type Questions>Q 8

Name the layer of vegetation in a forest that occurs between the shrub layer and the forest floor.

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AWARENESS SCIENCE for Seventh Class>Chapter 17 - Forests: Our Lifeline>Very Short Answer Type Questions>Q 9

What type of plants forms the lowest layer of vegetation in a forest which is just above the forest floor?

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AWARENESS SCIENCE for Seventh Class>Chapter 17 - Forests: Our Lifeline>Very Short Answer Type Questions>Q 10

Mushroom is a decomposer.

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AWARENESS SCIENCE for Seventh Class>Chapter 17 - Forests: Our Lifeline>Very Short Answer Type Questions>Q 11

Plants are autotrophs and animals are heterotrophs. What similar-sounding term is used for decomposers? (Auxotrophs/Saprotrophs)

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AWARENESS SCIENCE for Seventh Class>Chapter 17 - Forests: Our Lifeline>Very Short Answer Type Questions>Q 12

Name the dark coloured substance formed by the action of decomposers on dead plant leaves.

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AWARENESS SCIENCE for Seventh Class>Chapter 17 - Forests: Our Lifeline>Very Short Answer Type Questions>Q 13

What name is given to the branches and leaves of tall trees which look like a roof over the other plants in a forest?