ASSIGNMENT 1
Copy the question and the correct option. Do it in your copy
MCQ
1Which of the following is a macronutrient needed by plants?
a) Iron
b) Zinc
c) Nitrogen
d) Copper
2Which method is used to increase the number of desirable traits in crops?
a) Irrigation
b) Hybridisation
c) Fertilization
d) Spraying pesticides
3Poultry farming involves the rearing of:
a) Cows and buffalo
b) Fish
c) Hens and ducks
d) Goats and sheep
4Organic manure improves:
a) Soil water holding capacity
b) Crop diseases
c) Pest attack
d) None of these
5Which is an example of a biological method of pest control?
a) Spraying DDT
b) Using predatory insects
c) Burning crops
d) Using herbicides
6. 6What are the major differences between manures and fertilizers?
7What is meant by crop rotation? How does it help in improving crop yield?
ASSIGNMENT 2
Q1Name two types of cattle feed and their importance.
Q2: Mention any two common diseases of poultry and how they can be prevented.
Q3 Which is the most efficient way of watering the crops? Why?
Q4 Name three weeds. How can they be removed?
ASSIGNMENT 3
Q1 What are silos?
Q2 Why is crop rotation a good method of restoring soil health?
Q3 What precautions are taken while preserving the crops? State any two.
Assignment 4
Q1 What are the different types of microorganisms? Give one example of each.
Q2 Why are Lactobacillus considered useful microorganisms?
Q3 Who are microorganisms used commercially? Give two examples
Q4 How are Paramoecium different from Amoeba?
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Assignment 5
Answer the following
1. What is fermentation? Which microorganism is responsible for it?
2. Name two diseases caused by viruses.
3. How are microorganisms useful in agriculture?
4. What is pasteurization? Who discovered it?
5. Name two harmful effects of microorganisms.
6. Write two uses of yeast in industries.
7. How do vaccines work in our bodies?
8. Name the microorganism that lives in root nodules and helps in nitrogen fixation.
9. What are antibiotics? Give one example
10. What are pathogens?.
Assignment 6
Q1 Draw the Nitrogen cycle
Answer the following questions
Copy the questions in your exercise copy and write only the correct option
1. Which of the following is a unicellular organism?
a) Mushroom
b) Amoeba
c) Algae
d) Earthworm
2. Which microorganism is used in the production of alcohol?
a) Bacteria
b) Algae
c) Yeast
d) Virus
3. Which microorganism causes malaria?
a) Virus
b) Plasmodium
c) Bacteria
d) Fungi
4. Microorganisms are best viewed under a:
a) Telescope
b) Periscope
c) Microscope
d) Camera
5. Which of the following is not a microorganism?
a) Virus
b) Bacteria
c) Fungi
d) Mosquito
6. Which microorganism is used in the preparation of curd?
a) Yeast
b) Lactobacillus
c) Algae
d) Plasmodium
7. Viruses can reproduce only:
a) In water
b) On plants
c) Inside the host body
d) In air
8. Nitrogen-fixing bacteria live in the root nodules of:
a) Rice
b) Leguminous plants
c) Wheat
d) Maize
9. Which disease is caused by a virus?
a) Typhoid
b) Tuberculosis
c) Influenza
d) Cholera
10. Which of the following helps in the decomposition of dead bodies?
a) Bacteria and fungi
b) Protozoa
c) Viruses
d) Algae
Assignment 7
1. Answer the following questions
Copy the questions in your exercise copy and write only the correct option
1. An example of a protozoan is:
a) Penicillium
b) Amoeba
c) Rhizobium
d) Salmonella
2. Vaccines help in:
a) Causing diseases
b) Strengthening bones
c) Preventing diseases
d) Killing viruses
3. Which of the following diseases is caused by bacteria?
a) Measles
b) Tuberculosis
c) Polio
d) Chickenpox
4. Microorganisms that grow in extreme conditions are called:
a) Pathogens
b) Extremophiles
c) Probiotics
d) Spores
5. Which microorganism is used in the baking industry?
a) Lactobacillus
b) Yeast
c) Algae
d) Protozoa
6. Penicillin is obtained from:
a) A bacterium
b) An alga
c) A fungus
d) A protozoan
7. Which of these can reproduce only inside living cells?
a) Fungi
b) Algae
c) Virus
d) Bacteria
18. Which microorganism causes dengue?
a) Protozoa
b) Fungi
c) Virus
d) Bacteria
9. Which microorganism is used in the production of antibiotics?
a) Algae
b) Virus
c) Bacteria
d) Protozoa
10. The process of converting sugar into alcohol by yeast is called:
a) Pasteurization
b) Nitrogen fixation
c) Fermentation
d) Vaccination
Assignment 8
q1Differentiate between National Park and biosphere reserve
. q2What is the Red Data Book and what information does it provide? How does the Red Data Book
contribute to conservation efforts?
Q3How many wildlife sanctuaries and national park are there in Pachmari Biosphere Reserve ?
q4Name the largest indigenous tribe of people who reside in this region/
