Question

Which is correct statement?

• A. Tropical rain forest is a jungle and not forest
• B. Mosses and lichens are common in Tundra
• C. Lianas are woody climbers and found in tropical rain forests
• D. Temperature deciduous forests are five storeyed forest

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B), (C)

A. The jungle is an area of dense vegetation. Every jungle is a forest but every forest is not a jungle. Tropical rain forests have a thick canopy and dense vegetation. Thus, they are jungles.

B. Lianas are a kind of climbing vines having thick and woody stems. They are found in tropical rain forests.

C. Tundra biome has permanently frozen soil known as permafrost and hence, there are no trees but mosses and lichens can survive there.

D. Temperate deciduous forests are broadleaf forests. The trees of these forests are not very tall.

Hence, statements A, B and C are correct.

So, the correct answer is options 'A, B and C'