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CLASS - IX Improvement FOOD - RESOURCES WORKSHEET

This document is a biology worksheet from the Indian School Darsait about improving food resources. It contains questions about various topics related to improving crop yields, irrigation systems, genetically modified crops, organic farming, and factors that led to increased food grain production. It also contains questions about animal husbandry, distinguishing between different types of cattle and fish breeds, pasturage, composite fish culture systems, integrated farming, and methods for improving cattle breeds. The worksheet aims to test students' understanding of key concepts and terminology used in sustainable agriculture and animal husbandry.

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CLASS - IX Improvement FOOD - RESOURCES WORKSHEET

This document is a biology worksheet from the Indian School Darsait about improving food resources. It contains questions about various topics related to improving crop yields, irrigation systems, genetically modified crops, organic farming, and factors that led to increased food grain production. It also contains questions about animal husbandry, distinguishing between different types of cattle and fish breeds, pasturage, composite fish culture systems, integrated farming, and methods for improving cattle breeds. The worksheet aims to test students' understanding of key concepts and terminology used in sustainable agriculture and animal husbandry.

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INDIAN SCHOOL DARSAIT

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE
Subject : BIOLOGY Topic : Improvement In Date of Worksheet : 22-1-2019
Food Resources.
Resource Person: Mrs. Haseena Begum Date : ___________________

Name of the Student :________________ Class & Division : _____ Roll Number : __

1. Mention any two activities for the improvement of crop yield. 1

2. Define irrigation. 1
3. What is green manure? 1

4. Name the important systems of irrigation. 1

5. What are genetically modified crops? 1

6 What is organic farming? 1

7. What led us to improve food grain production? 1

8. What do we get from cereals, pulses, fruits and vegetables? 2

9. Mention the preventive and control measures used before grain is stored? 2

10. Why is it recommended to grow a leguminous crop between two crops? 2

11. Differentiate between intercropping and crop rotation. 2

12. It is said that the fertilizers change the soil chemistry. Do you agree? If yes ,why? 2

13. Define the term mixed cropping and give two examples. 2

14. What is called “Sustainable Practices” in improvement of food resources. 2

15 Distinguish between Macro Nutrients and Micro Nutrients 2

16. Distinguish between Compost and Vermicompost. 2

17. Mention three techniques of Hybridization used to achieve desirable agronomic 3


characteristics.
18. List two biotic and abiotic factors each that is responsible for grain loss? 3

19. Differentiate between manure and fertilizers. 3

ISD/BIOLOGY Worksheet/IX/2018-19
Animal husbandry
Answer the Following
1)1) Give two preventive measures to protect poultry birds from diseases. 1

2)2) Define Animal Husbandry. 1

3)3) What are the advantages of using exotic and indigenous cattle for breeding? 1

4) Give any two examples for each 1x2


(a) Indigenous cattle (b) Exotic poultry
5) Distinguish between 1x5
(a) Layers and broiler (b) Milch and draught cattle (c) Fin fishes and shell fishes
(d) Indigenous and exotic breeds (e) Capture and Culture fisheries
6) What is pasturage? 1

7) Mention the types of honey bee you will prefer to rear if you are running an apiary. 1

8) What is composite fish culture system? 2

9) What do you understand from the term integrated farming? 2

10) Which method is commonly used for improving cattle breeds and why? 2

ISD/BIOLOGY Worksheet/IX/2018-19

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