Flora

Flora

      All the plants of a particular area of the period are flora. Plant life is a part of the ecosystem and its condition is related to the conditionof the local habitat. Science of the structure of plants is called botany, and scientists who study plants are called botanists. People can find many kinds of trees and flowers there.

      Some people know that forests are important for their products. They are also important to keep the soil fertile and to prevent floods. The humus holds rain water during the wet season, stores it and then waters the fields during dry season.

      For many years, people have not obeyed the government regulations and cut down the trees carelessly. As a result, thousand hectares good forests become waste. People should know that without forests, nothing can prevent the water from running down to lower land. In wet season, this will cause floods which will destroy the farm lands and villages.

Sumber : Buku Paket Bahasa Inggris Kelas 8