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Year: 2021-22

Biology Assignment-04
Roll No: ……….. ID No: .....…… Lesson No: 01 TOPIC: Crop Production & Management
Grade: VIII Sec: Name: Day/Date: ____________
I. Given here are a few statements with errors. Identify the error and write the correct statement.

1. Fertilisers are quite bulky and difficult to transport.

Fertilizers are quite easy to transport.

2. Tightening of soil allows the roots to penetrate deep into the soil.

Loosening of soil allows the roots to penetrete deep into the soil.

3. Horticulture is a branch of physics that deals with science and art of production,
improvement, marketing and use of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental
plants.

Horticulture is a branch of physics that deals with science and art of production, of cultivating
and use of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants.

4. Manure dissolves in water readily.

Manure does not dissolve in water readily

5. Ammonium sulphate is an example of an organic substance.

Ammonium sulphate is an example of of an manmade substance

6. Azobacter is an example of oxygen-fixing bacteria.

Azobactor is an example of an nitrogen fixing bacteria.

II. Answer the following:

1. List the four main advantages of manure.
2. Differentiate: Manure from Fertilizer (four differences)
3. What is irrigation? Describe two methods of irrigation which conserve water.
4. Explain how soil gets affected by the continuous plantation of crops in a field.
5. Write a short note on: a) Field fallowing b) crop rotation
Bio-fertilizers are the substance that contains microorganism's living or latent cells. Bio- fertilizers increase
the nutrients of host plants when applied to their seeds, plant surface or soil by colonizing the rhizosphere
(the area of soil that surrounds the roots of a plant and is altered by the plant's root growth, nutrients and
respiration,) of the plant. Bio-fertilizers are more cost-effective as compared to chemical fertilizers.