What are the problems caused by the non-biodegradable wastes that we generate?
Non- biodegradable resources cannot be degraded or decomposed easily. And when they do not decompose they get accumulated and affect the environment.
Problems caused by the non- biodegradable wastes that is generated by us:-
When we use plastic bottles and plastic glasses, we throw them on the road, lakes, beaches instead of dustbins and they get accumulate and then pollute the environment. And, many types of pollutants are present which are non- biodegradable like radioactive substances, tins, glasses, electronic wastes etc all pollutes the environment which causes biomagnifications.
These pollutants when get accumulated in the environment and cause very serious diseases to the human beings and the animals.
What is biological magnification? Will the levels of this magnification be different at different levels of the ecosystem?
Give any two ways in which biodegradable substances would affect the environment.
Which of the following constitute a food-chain?
(a) Grass, wheat and mango
(b) Grass, goat and human
(c) Goat, cow and elephant
(d) Grass, fish and goat
If all the waste we generate is biodegradable, will this have no impact on the environment?
Why are some substances biodegradable and some non-biodegradable?
Which of the following groups contain only biodegradable items?
(a) Grass, flowers and leather
(b) Grass, wood and plastic
(c) Fruit-peels, cake and lime-juice
(d) Cake, wood and grass
How can you help in reducing the problem of waste disposal? Give any two methods.
What is ozone and how does it affect any ecosystem?
What are trophic levels? Give an example of a food chain and state the different trophic levels in it.
What is the role of decomposers in the ecosystem?
Did Döbereiner’s triads also exist in the columns of Newlands’ Octaves? Compare and find out.
What is a good source of energy?
Why is diffusion insufficient to meet the oxygen requirements of multi-cellular organisms like humans?
What changes can you make in your habits to become more environment-friendly?
What is the difference between a reflex action and walking?
What is the importance of DNA copying in reproduction?
If a trait A exists in 10% of a population of an asexually reproducing species and a trait B exists in 60% of the same population, which trait is likely to have arisen earlier?
Why should a magnesium ribbon be cleared before burning in air?
Define the principal focus of a concave mirror.
You have been provided with three test tubes. One of them contains distilled water and the other two contain an acidic solution and a basic solution, respectively. If you are given only red litmus paper, how will you identify the contents of each test tube?
Name some devices in which electric motors are used.
What do you mean by a precipitation reaction? Explain by giving examples.
What is the principle of an electric motor?
How does chemical coordination take place in animals?
Write an equation to show the reaction between Plaster of Paris and water.
What are the differences between aerobic and anaerobic respiration? Name some organisms that use the anaerobic mode of respiration.
Can the wing of a butterfly and the wing of a bat be considered homologous organs? Why or why not?
Give an example of a plant hormone that promotes growth.
Under what soil condition do you think a farmer would treat the soil of his fields with quick lime (calcium oxide) or slaked lime (calcium hydroxide) or chalk (calcium carbonate)?
When does an electric short circuit occur?