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Tropical deciduous trees shed their leaves in the dry season.

The trees in the tropical deciduous forests shed their leaves in the dry season, to conserve the loss of water during transpiration.


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Match the following:































(i) Walrus



(a) Soft wood tree



(ii) Cedar



(b) An animal of tropical deciduous forest



(iii) Olives



(c) A polar animal



(iv) Elephants



(d) Temperate grassland in Australia



(v) Campos



(e) Thorny shrubs



(vi) Downs



(f) A citrus fruit




(g) Tropical grassland of Brazil


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The animal is polar region have thick fur and thick skin?

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The type and thickness of vegetation changes from place to place.

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In the crossword table given below, some words are hidden. They are all about vegetation and wildlife and are to be found horizontally and vertically. Two have been worked out for you. Work in pairs with a friend.