Ques. 1AIPMT 2008
Quercus species are the dominant component in:
- Temperate deciduous forests
- Alpine forests
- Scrub forests
- Tropical rain forests
Answer
(1) Temperate deciduous forests
Solution
Quercus is the oak, a broad-leaved tree that sheds its leaves in autumn.
Oaks, together with maple, beech and chestnut, are the dominant trees of the temperate deciduous forests (in India, the temperate broad-leaved forests of the Himalayas are dominated by oaks).
Alpine forests, by contrast, are dominated by conifers and shrubs, scrub forests by thorny shrubs, and tropical rain forests by tall evergreen broad-leaved trees.
Answer: (1)