Explanation
The correct answer is 1 and 3 only.
Key Points
•In tropical evergreen forest trees remain green throughout the year.
•There is no definite time for trees to shed their leaves, flower, and fruition.
•They are classified into tropical wet (moist) evergreen, Semi-evergreen, and Dry evergreen.
Tropical Wet Evergreen forest:
•In India, evergreen forests are found on the eastern and western slopes of the Western Ghats in such states like Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Maharashtra. And also found in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, West Bengal and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
•They are found in hot and humid areas.
‣Precipitation: >250 cm
‣Mean annual temperature <25 degree Celsius
‣Humidity >80%
•Tropical evergreen forests are well stratified, with layers closer to the ground covered with shrubs and creepers, followed by short structured trees and a tall variety of trees.
‣Trees can reach up to a height of 60m or above.
‣They are rich in biodiversity (Rich in flora and fauna).
‣Fine-grained and durable timber is produced in these forests.
