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Which one of the following pairs is mismatched -
A
Savanna - acacia trees
B
Coniferous forest - evergreen trees
C
Tundra - permafrost
D
Prairie - epiphytes
Detailed Solution
Savanna is a tropical grassland with scattered trees, typically Acacia; correctly matched.
Coniferous forests (taiga) are dominated by evergreen trees such as pine, spruce and fir; correctly matched.
Tundra is the treeless cold region where the subsoil remains permanently frozen (permafrost); correctly matched.
Prairie is a temperate grassland dominated by grasses with very few trees.
Epiphytes (plants growing on other plants, such as orchids) are characteristic of tropical rain forests, not of grasslands.
So the mismatched pair is prairie - epiphytes.
Coniferous forests (taiga) are dominated by evergreen trees such as pine, spruce and fir; correctly matched.
Tundra is the treeless cold region where the subsoil remains permanently frozen (permafrost); correctly matched.
Prairie is a temperate grassland dominated by grasses with very few trees.
Epiphytes (plants growing on other plants, such as orchids) are characteristic of tropical rain forests, not of grasslands.
So the mismatched pair is prairie - epiphytes.