Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List I (Region) A. Selvas B. Savannas C. Taiga D. Tundra List II (Vegetation) 1. Conifers 2. Mosses and Lichens 3. Epiphytes 4. Grasses and trees Code : A B C D

The correct matching of regions to their characteristic vegetation is as follows: Selvas (A) are tropical rainforests of the Amazon basin, characterized by high biodiversity and epiphytes (plants that grow on other plants). Savannas (B) are tropical grasslands defined by a dominant layer of grasses with scattered trees [1]. Taiga (C), also known as boreal forest, is the world's largest terrestrial biome and is dominated by needle-leaf evergreen trees known as conifers. Tundra (D) refers to the treeless plains of the high latitudes where extreme cold limits vegetation to low-growing forms such as mosses and lichens [4]. Therefore, the sequence A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2 corresponds to Option 3.

Sources

1. [1] https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/five-major-types-biomes/
2. [2] CONTEMPORARY INDIA-I ,Geography, Class IX . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 5: Natural Vegetation and Wildlife > Montane Forests > p. 42
3. [3] Environment and Ecology, Majid Hussain (Access publishing 3rd ed.) > Chapter 3: MAJOR BIOMES > 11. Tundra and Alpine Tundra Biomes Tudra biome > p. 18
4. [4] Certificate Physical and Human Geography , GC Leong (Oxford University press 3rd ed.) > Chapter 25: The Arctic or Polar Climate > Natural Vegetation > p. 235