Question

Silver Fir is found in ____________type of vegetation.
A. Mangrove forests
B. Montane forests
C. Tropical deciduous forests
D. Tropical evergreen forests

Answer 1

Hint:
The European silver fir or the silver fir is native to the mountains of Europe whose scientific name is Albies alba and it is a large evergreen coniferous tree whose heights can be upto 60 m.

Complete Step by Step Answer:
The silver fir is commonly grown on Christmas tree plantations in the north-east region of North America spanning from New England in the US to the Maritime Provinces of Canada. These trees can be found at altitudes higher than 300 m upto 1700 m in the mountains.
The mangrove forests are found in the coastal regions, an example of which is the Sunder bans in West Bengal, India. These types of forests are more commonly found in hot and humid areas. Hence silver fir cannot be found in these forests.
Montane forests are found on the slopes of the mountains. They are typically temperate coniferous forest or temperate broad leaved and mixed forest. So silver fir can be a part of this forest.

Hence, the correct answer is option B, Montane Forests.

Note:
Tropical deciduous forests occur in regions that receive heavy rainfall for a part of the year and remain dry in the other part of the year. Whereas, the Tropical evergreen forests consists of trees such as coniferous and holly in the cold climate, eucalyptus, oak, and acacias in the temperate zones, rainforest trees in the tropical regions. The amazon forest in South America is a classic example of the tropical evergreen forests.