Deciduous and coniferous vegetation.

Question

Differentiate between each of the following pairs.

Deciduous and coniferous vegetation.

Answer 1

Differences between deciduous and coniferous vegetation

Deciduous :

1. They have broad leaves.

2. All trees of one species shed their leaves once a year in the dry season so trees are bare for some time.

3. They yield hardwood.

4. They have wide trunks with wide spread branches at the top.

Coniferous:

1. They have needle – like leaves.

2. The trees do not shed their leaves in any particular season so the forests appear green at all times.

3. They yield softwood.

4. They have tall, slender trunks, wider at the base and tapering at the top.