Why should preventive measures and biological control methods be preferred for protecting crops?
Preventive measures and biological control methods should be preferred for protecting crops because these methods are safe ecologically and do not harm other life forms. These chemicals are also poisonous for plants and animals. Excessive use of chemicals can lead to many environmental problems and cause pollution. Preventive measures include proper soil and seed preparation, timely sowing of seeds, intercropping and mixed cropping, usage of resistant varieties of crops, etc. On the other hand, biological control methods include the usage of bio-pesticides that are less toxic for the environment. An example of bio-pesticides is Bacillus thuringiensis, which is an insect pathogen that kills a wide range of insect larvae . Hence , these are completely safe for other life forms.
How do you differentiate between capture fishing, mariculture and aquaculture?
Explain any one method of crop production which ensures high yield.
How do good animal husbandry practices benefit farmers?
What are the desirable characters of bee varieties suitable for honey production?
How do plants get nutrients?
What is genetic manipulation? How is it useful in agricultural practices?
How are fish obtained?
What are the desirable agronomic characteristics for crop improvements?
What factors may be responsible for losses of grains during storage?
Which method is commonly used for improving cattle breeds and why?
Which of the following has more inertia: (a) a rubber ball and a stone of the same size? (b) a bicycle and a train? (c) a five-rupees coin and a one-rupee coin?
State the universal law of gravitation.
Which of the following are matter?
Chair, air, love, smell, hate, almonds, thought, cold, cold-drink, smell of perfume.
A force of 7 N acts on an object. The displacement is, say 8 m, in the direction of the force (Fig. 11.3). Let us take it that the force acts on the object through the displacement. What is the work done in this case?
What is meant by a pure substance?
How does the sound produced by a vibrating object in a medium reach your ear?
In a reaction, 5.3 g of sodium carbonate reacted with 6 g of ethanoic acid. The products were 2.2 g of carbon dioxide, 0.9 g water and 8.2 g of sodium observations are in agreement with the law of conservation of mass.
sodium carbonate + ethanoic acid → sodium ethanoate + carbon dioxide + water
What are canal rays?
State any two conditions essential for good health.
How is our atmosphere different from the atmospheres on Venus and Mars?
Which separation techniques will you apply for the separation of the following?
(a) Sodium chloride from its solution in water.
(b) Ammonium chloride from a mixture containing sodium chloride and ammonium chloride.
(c) Small pieces of metal in the engine oil of a car.
(d) Different pigments from an extract of flower petals.
(e) Butter from curd.
(f) Oil from water.
(g) Tea leaves from tea.
(h) Iron pins from sand.
(i) Wheat grains from husk.
(j) Fine mud particles suspended in water.
Abdul, while driving to school, computes the average speed for his trip to be 20 km h-1. On his return trip along the same route, there is less traffic and the average speed is 40 km h-1. What is the average speed for Abdul’s trip?
Name the technique to separate
(i) butter from curd,
(ii) salt from sea-water,
(iii) camphor from salt.
The mass per unit volume of a substance is called density. (density = mass/volume). Arrange the following in order of increasing density – air, exhaust from chimneys, honey, water, chalk, cotton and iron.
Will advanced organisms be the same as complex organisms? Why?
Draw a sketch of Bohr’s model of an atom with three shells.
Fill in the gaps in the following table illustrating differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
Prokaryotic Cell | Eukaryotic Cell |
1. Size : generally small (1-10 μm) 1 μm = 10-6 m |
1. Size generally large (5-100 μm) |
2. Nuclear region: ________________ and known as _________________ |
2. Nuclear region: well defined andsurrounded by a nuclear membrane |
3. Chromosome: single |
3. More than one chromosome |
4. Membrane-bound cell organelles absent | 4. _______________________ _______________________ |
Which of the following will show “Tyndall effect”?
(a) Salt solution
(b) Milk
(c) Copper sulphate solution
(d) Starch solution.
What are the immunisation programmes available at the nearest health centre in your locality? Which of these diseases are the major health problems in your area?
State which of the following situations are possible and give an example for each of these:
(a) an object with a constant acceleration but with zero velocity
(b) an object moving in a certain direction with an acceleration in the perpendicular direction.