AP Board 7th Class Science Solutions Chapter 16 Forest: Our Life

AP State Syllabus AP Board 7th Class Science Solutions Chapter 16 Forest: Our Life Textbook Questions and Answers.

AP State Syllabus 7th Class Science Solutions 16th Lesson Forest: Our Life

7th Class Science 16th Lesson Forest: Our Life Textbook Questions and Answers

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Question 1.
How can you say forest is a habitat for people?
Answer:

  1. Forests have been a home of people from ancient times.
  2. In various forest areas of Andhra Pradesh, we find people still living there and making it their home.
  3. They usually live in places in the forest where water is available.
  4. These people, aadivasis, never harm the forest in any way.
  5. They never cut green trees for fuelwood and for domestic purposes. They collect only dry wood.
  6. They also hunt only small animals like lizards and rabbits for their food.
  7. While collecting tubers that they eat, they leave a part of them in the soil for the plants to grow again.
  8. They earn money by selling forest products in the weekend markets (santha)

AP Board 7th Class Science Solutions Chapter 16 Forest: Our Life

Question 2.
What variations do we see in forest types?
Answer:
1) There are two types of forests. They are:
a) Forest of hot and humid areas. (Equatorial forests)
b) Forest of cold areas (Alpine forests)

Equatorial forests Alpine forests
1) These forests have green trees of all types. 1) These forests have mostly ice and plants that grow in cold atmosphere.
2) The climate in these forests is hot and humid. 2) The climate in these forests is cold.
3) We find different types of trees like teak, sal, neem, tamarind, amla, soap nuts etc. 3) These forests consists of alpine trees and thorny bushes.

Question 3.
How do we depend on forests?
Answer:

  1. Forests keep the surroundings cool.
  2. We get different varieties of timber from forests.
  3. We get honey, tamarind, bamboo from the forests.
  4. Forests provide us the rains, fresh air and fresh water.
  5. We get medicinal plants from the forest.
  6. The forests help us in getting food, shelter and clothing.

Question 4.
How can you say forests are lungs of our earth?
Answer:

  1. Forests take up a large amount of Carbon dioxide and some other harmful particles
    and gases and keep the air clean.
  2. They serve as lungs of our earth.

AP Board 7th Class Science Solutions Chapter 16 Forest: Our Life

Question 5.
List the things that we use in our daily life which are made from wood.
Answer:
We use in our daily life the following which are made of wood.

  1. Windows
  2. Doors
  3. Tables
  4. Chairs
  5. Stands
  6. Bench
  7. Cot
  8. Cradle
  9. Sofa
  10. Almirah
  11. Counter
  12. Cup – Board etc.

Question 6.
What is deforestation? How can it be stopped?
Answer:

  1. Deforestation is cutting down forests for replacement of industries or for timber or for other economic needs, croplands etc.
  2. People destroy the forests for their own economic purposes. For example, earning by selling trees and thus excessive cutting down of trees or deforestation is taking place.
  3. Deforestation can be stopped by the following steps.
    a) The forest officials should make good efforts with voluntary organisations to save forests.
    b) People should be continuously educated about the adverse effects of deforestation.
    c) Plantation of trees should be encouraged.

Question 7.
This is not a forest product.
A) Soap nut B) Plywood C) Matchstick D) Kerosene
Answer:
D) Kerosene

Question 8.
If you want to develop social forestry in your village which type of plants would you like to grow. Why?
Answer:
1) If we want to develop social forestry in our village, we would like to grow the following plants.

  1. Bamboo
  2. Karaka
  3. Rose wood
  4. Nallamadi
  5. Tamarind
  6. Usiri
  7. Jafra etc.

AP Board 7th Class Science Solutions Chapter 16 Forest: Our Life

Question 9.
Collect the pictures of forest products and stick them in your scrap book.
Answer:
The student can prepare the scrapbook.

Question 10.
Write a note on livelihood of forest tribes of our state.
Answer:

  1. Tribals like ‘Chenchu’ are living in the forests of our state.
  2. The forest tribes, walk through the forests for nearly 30 km. every day and has thorough knowledge of forest, its flora, fauna and birds with in a radius of around 15 km.
  3. They collect various food products like soap nuts, honey, tamarind, bamboo etc and sell them’ in Santha (a weekend market) and purchase materials like clothes etc.
  4. They also collect medicinal plants from the forest for which they are well known through- out the state.
  5. These people never cut green trees for fuel wood and for domestic purposes.
  6. They also hunt only small animals like lizards and rabbits for their food.
  7. While collecting tubers, that they eat, they leave part of them in the soil for the plants to grow again.
  8. They have very little needs and happily go about their daily lives.

Question 11.
Collect some songs / stories / poems about conservation of trees.
Answer:
Poem: 1
See the leaves that fall from trees.
Watch then fall to ground with grace.
Carried by the winds of nature.
They never stay in just one place.
Poem: 2
See the leaves that fall from trees.
They grow from branches nice and quick.
A seasons when they live their life.
Full and short poisoned sick.

Question 12.
We can see animals not only in the forests but also in the Zoo. Write some similarities and differences between the conditions in which animals are found in the zoo and the forest.
Answer:
a) Similarities:

  1. Both the animals in the forest and in the zoo appear in the same way.
  2. They continue their food habits.
  3. The nature of these animals do not change.
  4. They give birth to the off spring.

b) Differences:

  1. The animals in the forest feel independence. The animals in the zoo do not feel it.
  2. The animals in the forest struggle to get their food. The animals in the zoo get their food in fixed times without any effort.
  3. There is difference in the conceivement of forest animals and zoo animals. Zoo animals are facing inconvenience.
  4. Forest animals can wander freely where as zoo animals cannot wander freely. This has an effect on their Biological system.

AP Board 7th Class Science Solutions Chapter 16 Forest: Our Life

Question 13.
Charita said “forest is good habitat” How can you support her?
Answer:

  1. By harboring greater variety of plants the forest provides greater opportunities for food and habitat for the herbivores.
  2. Larger number of herbivores means increased availability of food for a variety of carnivores.
  3. The wide variety of animals help the forests to regenerate and grow.
  4. Forests provide habitat to a wide variety of plants and animals.

Question 14.
Draw or collect pictures of forests. Discuss with your friends. Write about fate of forests in your state and what steps you would take to conserve them.
Answer:
The student can collect pictures of forests available.
The fate of Forests:

  1. In many parts of our country, the deforestation has been on a large scale and the consequences are being faced by men.
  2. Flood situations, drought, soil erosion, land slides etc. are very common problems due to deforestation.
  3. People are clearing forest land for cultivation, construction of houses, roads, factories and dams.
  4. Extinction of many animals and living organism result of this deforestation.

Steps for conservation:

  1. We must make efforts to save forests by planting plants like Karaka, Rosewood, Nallamadi, Usiri etc.
  2. We should conserve soil moisture by making bunds along edges of plantation areas, digging trenches etc.
  3. We should see that no one harms trees.
  4. We should Start growing forests once again.

AP Board 7th Class Science Solutions Chapter 16 Forest: Our Life

Question 15.
Find out about state of forests in India and write a brief report on it.
Answer:

  1. In our country the area of the forests is decreasing due to deforestation.
  2. This has already shown its effect on our environment.
  3. Several types of organisms already disappeared due to this deforestation in our ‘ country.
  4. There are forests only on 19.3% of the geographical area of our country.
  5. Forests play an important role in the maintenance of ecological balance.
  6. Conservation of forests is the need of the hour in our country.

Question 16.
Plant a tree on your birthday or during any celebration in the family.
Answer:
Every student, parent, teacher, and citizen should follow this suggestion.