Our Environment (Term 3 Chapter 1 | 5th Science)
Evaluation
I. Choose the correct answer.
1.
Which of the following produces more milk?
a) Cow
b) Yak
c) Buffalo
d) Goat
Answer: c) Buffalo
2.
Poultry farming is rearing and breeding of ____________
a) chickens
b) cows
c) avian species
d) animal
Answer: c) avian species
3.
____________ is the best fertilizer.
a) Vermicompost
b) Fruits
c) Synthetic fertilizer
d) urea
Answer: a) Vermicompost
4.
____________ is more profitable than agriculture.
a) dairy farm
b) farming
c) cultivation
d) poultry
Answer: b) farming
5.
Poultry farm is famous in ____________ district in Tamil Nadu.
a) ariyalur
b) salem
c) namakkal
d) thanjavur
Answer: c) namakkal
II. Fill in the blanks.
1. There are 26 breeds of cattle in
India.
2. The milk of buffalo has more
nutrients than cow’s milk.
3. Roughage contains high amount of fiber.
4. Droppings of poultry birds are used
as manure.
5. Vermicomposting transforms organic
wastes into a nutrient rich fertilizer.
III. Match the following.
1. Surti - Egg
2. White revolution - Transportation
3. Layers - Leguminous plants
4. Green manure - Buffalo
5. Cattle - Milk
Answer:
1. Surti - Buffalo
2. White revolution - Milk
3. Layers - Egg
4. Green manure - leguminous plants
5. Cattle - Transportation
IV. Say True or False. If false, correct
the statement.
1. Farming is done on a commercial
scale. (True)
2. Vermicompost can be used to clean
sewage. (True)
3. Leguminous plants fix nitrogen in the
leaves of the plants. (False)
Leguminous plants fix
nitrogen in the root modules of the plants.
4. Namakkal district is famous for dairy
farm. (False)
Namakkal district is famous
for egg farm.
5. Murrah is a buffalo breed. (True)
V. Answer briefly.
1.
What is farming?
Farming is the activity of
growing crops and raising livestock.
2.
Mention the types of farming.
Dairy farm, poultry farm
and apiculture are the types of farming.
3.
Write a note on poultry farm.
In poultry farms avian
species are reared and bred for the purpose of egg, meat or both. Fowls, ducks,
geese, turkeys and some varieties of pigeon are the most commonly reared
species. Chickens occupy 90% of the total poultry. Poultry birds grown for meat
are called broilers. Layers are the female fowls grown for egg production.
4.
What is farmyard manure?
Common form of animal
manure is the farmyard manure. It contains the a faeces and urine of different
livestock like horses, cattle, pigs, sheep, chickens, turkey and rabbits. It
contains nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. It increases the
capacity of soil to hold more water and nutrients.
5.
Define Vermicompost.
Earthworms eat the organic
wastes and excrete it in the form of castings. This is known as vermicompost.
VI. Answer in detail.
1.
What are the uses of animal products?
❖We get
milk from cows. Cow's milk contains essential minerals needed for us.
❖ Bullocks
are used to plough land, harvest and thrash crops.
❖Cattle
are employed in transportation.
❖ Cattle
dung is used as manure. It is also used as fuel and for generation of bio gas.
❖
Panchagavya is an Ayurvedic medicine used in agriculture to control pest and
fungi. It is a mixture of dung and urine of cows, fresh milk, curd, jaggary and
ghee.
❖Leather
goods are manufactured from cattle hides.
2.
How will you manage a poultry farm?
Poultry birds need a clean
environment. The following measures should be taken in order to avoid diseases.
❖Poultry
houses should be clean and disinfected.
❖It should
have windows for ventilation.
❖Light is
essential for high egg production.
❖Poultry
birds need clean and fresh water.
❖Timely
vaccination is necessary to prevent diseases.
Activity 1
Visit an animal farm in your area and prepare a list of animals domesticated there. Also find out the products you can get from there.
Activity 2
Some of the cattle breeds found in Tamil Nadu are given below.
With the help of your teacher find out the districts where they are found.
Activity 3
Visit a veterinary hospital in your area and find out the common diseases found among the cattle in your area. Try to know how such diseases can be prevented.
Activity 4
Fill in the blanks using the words given below.
(Oilseeds, Egg, Honey, Food grains, Fish)
Green Revolution: Foodgrains
Blue Revolution: Fish
Silver Revolution: Egg
Gold Revolution: Honey
Yellow Revolution: Oilseeds
Activity 5
With the help of your teacher set up a compost pit within your school compound. Put all the organic wastes like food waste and cover it with soil. Wait for three weeks and then you can use this as manure for the plants in your school.
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