CBSE Worksheet-56 Class VII Science (Forests: Our Lifeline

1. Which of the following is not a forest product? a. Kerosene b. Rubber c. Plywood d. Sealing wax 2. Microorganis s act upon the dead plants to produce a. Mushroo b. !u us c. Wood d. Sand ". #rees and $egetation act as wind brea%ers and pre$ents a. &loods b. Soil erosion c. 'ust stor d. (ll of these ). *uinine is obtained fro a. +ucalyptus tree b. ,ee tree

c. -inchona tree d. Pine tree .. Match the following -olu n ( a. &lora b. &auna c. ,atural 0ungs d. *uinine e. 'epletion of forest -olu n / i. Malaria ii. 'eforestation iii. Plants i$. &orest $. (ni als

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b. 22222222222222222 pre$ents soil erosion. c. &orest pro$ides 222222222222222 li%e cinchona3 eucalyptus etc. d. 2222222222222222 help in aintaining water cycle in nature.

e. &orest are i portant 2222222222222222 resources. 4. Write the ecological significance of forest? 5. What is transpiration? !ow is it necessary? 6. Write difference between food chain and food web? 17. 8i$e single words for the following description9 a. Re o$al of top layer of earth crest. b. (ll the plants found in particular area. c. 0oss of water in for of water $apour.

d. Physiological process that balance oxygen le$el in at osphere. e. /lac%3 dead and deco posed parts of plant present in soil.

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1. a 2. b ". d ). c .. :a; < :iii;3 :b; < :$;3 :c; < :i$;3 :d; < :i;3 :e; < :ii;. 1. :a; transpiration :b; plants:c; edicinal plants :d; forest :e; natural

4. &orest help in balancing oxygen and carbon dioxide le$el in the at osphere3 regulate earth=s te perature and the water cycle. 5. 0oss of water in for of water $apour fro the aerial parts of the plant is called aintaining te perature of

transpiration. >t helps in upward plant parts.

o$e ent of water and

6. #he process of eating and being eaten is called food chain. ( nu ber of organis s are interlin%ed for dependence of food. &ood web is the networ% of a nu ber of food chain connected together. 17. :a; Soil erosion :b; &auna :c; #ranspiration :d; Photosynthesis :e; !u us.

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