Types of Natural Resources From Forests

1. What Is a Truffle Mushroom?

• Truffle mushrooms are rare and one of the most expensive mushrooms.
• These mushrooms grow in forests under oak and birch trees. They have an earthy smell and pungent taste.
• Due to their musky and nutty flavour, they are used in various dishes and consumed raw.

2. What Is Manuka Honey?

• Manuka honey is more nutritious than ordinary honey. It is extracted from the manuka tree, which is native to New Zealand.
• The consistency of manuka honey is thicker than ordinary honey.
• This honey has antibacterial properties and helps in wound healing. It also soothes sore throat and digestive issues.

3. What Is Biogas? How Is Biogas Produced?

• Biogas is an eco-friendly, biodegradable energy source produced from decomposing animal and plant waste.
• Microorganisms digest organic matter in the absence of oxygen.
• Biogas, also known as biomethane, is used as a vehicle and cooking fuel.

4. What Are Swamp Forests?

• Forests flooded with fresh water to salt water either permanently or seasonally are called swamp forests.
• Swamp forests can be categorized into freshwater swamp forests and saline water swamp forests.
• Example Myristica swamp, Nelapattu Bird sanctuary.

5. Name Four Medicinal Plants and Write Their Uses.

The names of four medicinal plants and their uses are given below:

6.What Is Latex? Write Its Uses.

• Latex is a milky white thick liquid found in some flowering plants.
• Latex is a mixture of various substances like fats, wax, gums, water, salt, tannin, enzymes etc.
• This fluid is considered an excretory material which is abundantly found in stems.
• Rubber, fig and mulberry trees produce latex.
• Latex makes rubber materials like balloons, gloves, rubber balls, bandages etc.