. Explain how animals dwelling in the forest help it grow and regenerate.
Answer:
The animals in forests are of various types. These could be herbivores, carnivores, microorganisms, etc. These play an important role in maintaining the food chains.
- Microorganisms convert the dead plants and animals to humus. This humus helps in returning the nutrients back to the soil. These are absorbed by plants.
- The animals also help in dispersing the seeds of certain plants.
- The decaying animal dung provides nutrients to various types of seedlings to grow.
- All these activities of animals dwelling in the forest help it to grow and regenerate.