Question

How would you explain the term ‘flora’ and ‘fauna’?
a) Animals, plants, and people of particular area
b) Forests and minerals of any particular area
c) Animals and plants of a country
d) Plants and animals of a particular area

Answer 1

Hint:The word ‘flora’ comes from the Latin name of flora, the goddess of plants, flowers, and fertility. The word ‘fauna’ is also derived from the name of a Roman goddess.

Complete answer:
The word ‘flora’ refers to the plant life of a region, and the word ‘fauna’ refers to the animal life of a specific region. The terms flora and fauna were coined by biologists and it refers to a group or set of plant and animal species in a given geographical location. This meaning matches option ‘d’ of the given options i.e. ‘Plants and animals of a particular area’. Thus, option ‘d’ is the correct answer.
Option a ‘Animals, plants, and people of particular area’ is incorrect as this includes people along with plants and animals. People are not a part of flora and fauna, it only refers to plants and animals.
Option b ‘Forests and minerals of any particular area’ is again incorrect as flora and fauna do not include minerals. So, option ‘b’ is invalid.
Option c ‘Animals and plants of a country’ is incorrect and flora and fauna is not specific term for the plant and animal species of a country. Though a country can have it’s own flora and fauna but these are not specific terms.

Note:
In option ‘b’ note that forests can contain flora and fauna but the terms ‘flora’ and ‘fauna’ for not refer to a forest.