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Which characteristic best describes Tropical Semi-Evergreen Forests?

AVery dense with trees that rarely have buttressed trunks.

BLess dense, more gregarious, with buttressed trunks and abundant epiphytes.

CTrees drop leaves during spring and summer, with sparse undergrowth.

DPrimarily found in brackish water environments.

Answer:

B. Less dense, more gregarious, with buttressed trunks and abundant epiphytes.

Read Explanation:

Tropical Semi-Evergreen Forests

Climatic Conditions

  • Annual rainfall is 200-250-cm, mean annual temperature is about 24°C to 27°C

  • The relative humidity is about 75 percent. The dry season is long like in tropical evergreen forests.

Distribution

  • Lower slopes of the Eastern Himalayas, Western coast, Assam, Odisha.

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