Tenth Class (AP)

Biology

Important Question and Answers

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1. Can we reduce global warming through changes in our day-to-day life? If so, give
four changes that can reduce global warming.

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Answer: Yes. We can reduce global warming through changes in our day-to-day life.
a) Use less electricity.

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b) Reduce the usage of natural resources.
c) Reuse the used materials to avoid purchasing new materials.
d) Recycle the materials.

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e) Use less air conditioners and refrigerators.
f) Do not dump wastes into rivers and seas.
g) Do not waste water.
h) Use CSE bulbs.
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Convert household wastes into vermicompost.
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2. What are earth eating gases or greenhouse gases?
Answer: Carbon dioxide, Nitrogen dioxide, Chloro fluoro carbons, Hydrocarbons, Methane are
called earth eating gases or greenhouse gases.
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3. Dilip said that greenhouse gases are harmful to the earth whereas Sameera said that
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excess of these gases only could harm the earth. Whom do you support? Support your
answer with reason.
Answer: I support Sameera. Greenhouse gases trap radiation and prevent heat from leaving the
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earth’s surface. In this process, they help to maintain the temperature of the earth. Excess
presence of these gases in the atmosphere causes excess global warming.
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4. How can we do our part in preserving environment or taking part in environment

movement?
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Answer: We can do the following things:

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a) Save the trees from cutting.

b) Give medical assistance to a suffering animal.
c) Prevent waste materials from entering a fresh water pond or pool.
 d) Grow trees in your school compound.
e) Keep the surroundings of the tap neat and clean in your area.
f) Reduce the use of plastic.

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5. What are called as particulate matter?
Answer: Solid particles and liquid droplets present in air are called particulate matter.

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6. How does particulate matter affect the environment?
Answer: The presence of the particulate matter in the air beyond a certain limit is one of the
causes of air pollution.

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Examples of particulate matter:
Dust particles like pollen grains, dust in the smoke and vehicular exhaust, fly ash, coal dust,
cement and mist are some of the examples of particulate matter in air.

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7. What is the harm caused by particulate matter if they are present in higher
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concentrations in the atmosphere?
Answer: Higher concentration of particulate matter in air prevents solar radiations from reaching
the earth’s surface. At the same time, they also prevent heat to escape from the earth’s surface.
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The net effect of these two phenomena is one of the causes of global warming.
They absorb light, reduce visibility, and cause various respiratory diseases.
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8. Is it harmful to use mosquito repellents? How?

Answer: Mosquito repellents and sprays are potential air pollutants. The fine particles present in
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them enter into the air and cause harm to the atmosphere. They cause health problems.
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9. What is the use of vaccination?

Answer: Vaccination is done to protect ourselves from diseases such as diphtheria, whooping
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cough, tetanus, cholera, hepatitis, polio etc.,

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 10. How can we create awareness about vaccination?
Answer: We must see that vaccination against diseases must be given. We must develop
awareness about the importance of vaccination among the parents in our locality through
conduction of awareness programs, door to door campaigning, advertising through the print and

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electronic media and through the help of the medical department.

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11. Diya is suffering from malaria and Giri is suffering from chikungunya. What is the
organism that is responsible for these diseases?

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Answer: Mosquito

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12. Teacher told that water should not be allowed to be stagnant in our living environment.
Why do you think the teacher told so?
Answer: Stagnant water is a ground for breeding mosquito population. We should spray kerosene

stagnant in our surrounding areas.

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on stagnant water to kill mosquito larvae ad we should see that water is not allowed to be

13. What are fossil fuels? Why should fossil fuels be conserved?
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Answer: Fossil fuels are one of the basic sources of energy for all our activities. For example,
coal, kerosene and LPG are sources of energy for cooking, heating, burning in our households.
Petrol and diesel are used for transport and in industry are also derived from fossil fuels.
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Fossil fuels are fast depleting due to excessive use. By judicious use of these resources one can
conserve them and reduce the cost of living.
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 14. Farida was awarded best LPG saver award by the Indane gas company. What are the
ways to save household gas?
Answer:

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15. Who is more environmental friendly? The modern man or our ancestors?
Answer: Our ancestors were more environmental friendly. The modern man’s life consists of
non-environment friendly materials. Ancestor’s life consisted of environment friendly materials.
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16. Nowadays people are more interested in solar energy. Why?

Answer: Solar energy is the best and evergreen energy resource. It is a never reduced and
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Always-available resource. Solar energy is a good substitute for our conventional energy
Resources. This kind of energy is widely utilized throughout world in agricultural
Fields, domestic purposes homes. Offices vehicles and industries.
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17. What is the use of solar water heaters?

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Answer: Solar water heaters can help in saving on water heating costs by reducing the amount of
gas and electricity needed to heat water and are pollution free.
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 18. Draw a poster on the use of solar energy.

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19. Why is there a reduction in the yield of sunflower in recent years?
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Answer: The studies showed that the reduction in pollinating insects is responsible for this. The
indiscriminate use of pesticides is not only killing the harmful ones but also useful insects. The
more the number of insects likes butterflies and honeybees, the more will be pollination.
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20. What can we do to have different insects in fields?

Answer: If we grow different plants in the field, more number of insects will be attracted to the
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field and there will be better yield.

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21. What are 3 R’s?

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● Reuse
● Reduce and
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● Recycle
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 22. Can you give one recycling tip?
Answer: Recycle whatever plastic material is used.
e.g.: plastic cans, bottles, bags etc.,

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23. What are the two kinds of natural resources?

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Answer: Natural resources are of two types:
a) Renewable resources

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b) Non renewable resources

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24. How are we not allowing the ground water to be recharged?
Answer: We are drawing ground water from deeper layers of the soil and using it for washing,
flushing toilets and watering the plants. The water once used is going into the drains. We are not

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following any method to recycle the water. In agriculture, also we are not following any method
to conserve water. We are using more water than needed.
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25. How does use and throw material harm the environment?
Answer: We are using large number of use and throw material like plates and glasses during
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festivals, marriages etc., we use a disposable glass to drink water. However, decomposition takes
place more than hundred years. We are polluting the world by our unwise actions. These heaps
of wastes do not allow water to percolate into the soil. It results in declining of ground water
levels.
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26. Saritha disposed the e waste from her house recently. She disposed it in the e waste
collecting centre in the city. What is e waste? Do you have an e waste collecting centre in
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your city/town or village?

Answer: e - waste means electronic waste. It may be computers, mobile phones, used electric
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items etc.,,
We do have an e - waste collecting centre in our city/town/village.
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 27. Migration is a huge problem in some villages. What is the reason for people to migrate?
Answer: People migrate to towns or cities for want of education, medical treatment and for
earning better wages due to lack of work in villages.

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28. What is the reason for floods? Are we responsible for floods?

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Answer: We know that forest cover is necessary for proper rainfall. Forests will not allow the
water to flow quickly, obstructing its flow. If forests are cut down indiscriminately, there is no
obstruction for the flow of water. If heavy rainfall occurs heavy flow of water results in floods.

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All the water flows out quickly. Small amounts of water only percolate into the soil. So very
little amount of water is added to the underground reserves.

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29. Why should we use separate trash bags for wet and dry trash?
Answer: We must maintain separate trash bags for both wet and dry trash. This separation eases
the recycling.
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30. What will happen if we do not organize the trash in a proper manner?
Answer: If we do not organize the trash in a proper manner, it gets mixed with water and causes
damage to the environment.
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31. How are rag pickers affected by the waste disposal methods?
Answer: One of the urban and rural environmental problems is improper disposal of garbage in
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dumping areas. The garbage generated at homes, schools, markets etc., is collected at garbage
dumps and the municipality transports them to landfills or other appropriate places. Garbage
dumps are mostly overflowing and infested by flies, cockroaches, rats etc., which lead to spread
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diseases. The rag pickers who collect materials from these dumps are therefore more vulnerable
and prone to different disease. They often are injured by broken glass or dumped explosives.
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32. The doctor diagnosed that Satyam, the rag picker was affected by some hazardous
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waste while his was dumping the waste in the dumping yard of his town. What is hazardous
waste?
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Answer: Hazardous waste also includes automotive fluids, beauty products (like nail polish
remover), garden care products, and mercury based item such as thermometers and tube lights.
 33. How can the hazardous waste released through human activities harm the human
beings and animals in turn?
Answer: Discharge of sewage into water bodies is a hazardous condition to people who live
particularly in slums because of these pollutants they suffer water borne diseases. Leafy

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vegetables, fodder that are grown by using this polluted water become the carrier of heavy metals
and toxins. These pollutants enter into animals. They also enter into human beings through the

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milk they drink.

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34. Francis organized a campaign to create awareness about malaria in his village. What
other measures can we take to prevent transmission of diseases?
Answer: We must follow some precautionary measures like drinking boiled water, eating food

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when it is hot, washing hands, which help in protection from many diseases. We can conduct
campaigns to prevent disease-causing insects like mosquitoes and houseflies.

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35. What are the key issues we all must be aware of about disaster management?
Answer: Rescue measures, first aid, shelter, food, clothing, medicines, and rehabilitation are
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some of the key issues that we all must be aware of during disasters.

36. Name some natural disasters.

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Answer: Earthquakes, cyclones, floods, tsunamis etc., are phenomena that are beyond human
control. They are natural disasters.
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37. How can we inculcate environment friendly habits in slum areas?

Answer: We must convince the children to know the necessity of building a toilet, drinking
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boiled water and maintain neat and clean surroundings.

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 38. What measures can we take to preserve water resources and to improve ground water
levels?
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39. What causes Fluorosis? Which regions are more affected in both Telugu speaking
states?

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Answer: Excess amount of fluorine in water causes fluorosis. Nalgonda and Ranga Reddy
districts of Telangana, Prakasham district of Andhra regions are highly affected areas.
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-Writer : K. Vijayabhanu
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