Consider the following pairs: A. Temperate evergreen forest - Hard wood trees B. Coniferous forests - softwood trees C. Tropical deciduous forests - Both hardwood and softwood trees. Which of the pair/pairs above is/are correct matched?

Consider the following pairs: A. Temperate evergreen forest - Hard wood trees B. Coniferous forests - softwood trees C. Tropical deciduous forests - Both hardwood and softwood trees. Which of the pair/pairs above is/are correct matched? Correct Answer A and C only 

• Hardwood trees are commonly found in Temperate evergreen forests.
• Temperate evergreen forests, coniferous, broadleaf, and mixed, are found largely in the temperate mid-latitudes of, Siberia, Canada, Australia, Africa, Scandinavia, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Amazon and Orinoco basins of South America, Himalayas and western ghats of India and Andaman and the Nicobar Islands.
• These forests are restricted to heavy rainfall areas of the Western Ghats and the island groups of Lakshadweep, Andaman, and Nicobar, upper parts of Assam, and Tamil Nadu coast. They are at their best in areas having more than 200 cm of rainfall with a short dry season.
• Temperate rainforests filled with evergreen and laurel trees are lower and less dense than other kinds of rainforests because the climate is more equable, with a moderate temperature range and well-distributed annual rainfall.
• Both hardwood and softwood trees can be found in Tropical deciduous forests.  Deciduous forests are located in the middle latitude regions and are characterized by losing leaves annually. Hardwood trees are found in tropical deciduous forests.

Hence, the correct statement is A and C.