SOILS AND NATURAL VEGETATION
FOREST CONSERVATION IN INDIA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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shed their leaves to prevent loss of water during warm weather
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do not shed their leaves
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grow more leaves to prevent loss of water
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None of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -The trees tend to lose water through a process called transpiration. In the dry season, trees prefer to shed their leaves and avoid loss of water through transpiration. This helps them conserve water.
Detailed explanation-2: -The leaves of the deciduous trees have a tendency to lose water. But during the dry season, water is scarce. Hence, deciduous trees shed their leaves to prevent water loss.
Detailed explanation-3: -Tropical deciduous trees shed their leaves in the dry season.
Detailed explanation-4: -Q. Why do the tropical deciduous trees shed their leaves in summer? Notes: Tropical deciduous forests shed their leaves for about six to eight weeks in summer. As this is a hot-dry season, the leaves get dry due to high temperature and deficiency of moisture causing these trees to shed their leaves.
Detailed explanation-5: -Deciduous forest trees lose their leaves to conserve water to better survive dry weather conditions. They regrow new foliage during the next suitable growing season.