Question
Biology Question on organisms and populations
Quercus species are the dominant component in
A
Scrub forests
B
Tropical rain forests
C
Temperate deciduous forests
D
Alpine forests
Answer
Temperate deciduous forests
Explanation
Solution
Temperate broad leaf (deciduous) forests have warm summer and moderately cool winter. Rainfall is 100 - 250 cm. Dominant trees are oak, elm, birch, maple ash, chestnut, hickory, beech, poplar and Magnolia. Indian temperate broad leaves forests are dominated by oak like Quercus semecarpifolia (Brown oak of Himalayas, Khrsu oak), floribunda (Tilonaj oak), lanuginose (Rianj oak) and leucotrichophora (Banj oak). Fauna of latitudinal temperate broad leaf forests consists of deer, fox, beaver, wild cat, racoon etc.