livestocks

• Traditional method for cultivating rice

  Flooding the fields while, or after, setting the young seedlings
• Prokaryote


  A single-celled organism without a true nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles. DNA is found in a single circular chromosome in the cytoplasm. Examples: bacteria, blue-green algae.
• Eukaryote


  A single-celled organism with a true nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles, each with a specific function. Examples: plants, animals, fungi, and protists.
• The wings of hummingbird can rotate at the shoulder
• All organism require energy for their life
• Domain Bacteria and Archea are prokaryotes.
• Livestock is domestically land-living animals.
• The bacterium Lactobacillus help in the formation of curd from milk.
• Uses of livestock

  • Grazing
  • Commercial breeding
  • Sports purposes
  • Pets industry
• The global demand and production of livestock products are increasing rapidly
• Livestock are key drivers of sustainable development in agriculture
• Contributions of livestock

  • Food security
  • Nutrition
  • Poverty alleviation
  • Economic growth
  • Conservation of biodiversity and genetic resources
• Food


  One of the major requirements of life
• All forms of living matter require food as the source of life-sustaining energy
• Photosynthesis


  The process by which plants manufacture food
• Types of food

  • Heat or energy producing food
  • Body-building food
  • Protective food
  • Luxury food
• Essential components of food

  • Carbohydrates
  • Proteins
  • Fats
  • Vitamins
  • Essential minerals
• Without food, the viability of life is not feasible
• Food items come from plants and animals
• Microbes


  Aid in the formation of dairy products like curd, cheese, and yoghurt
• Lactobacillus


  Bacterium that helps in the formation of curd from milk
• Yeast


  Used in the process of fermentation
• Wine is obtained from grapes through fermentation
• Role of microorganisms in food production

  • Act as decomposing agents
  • Assist in the production of compost
  • Compost acts as an effective fertilizer
• What are the three products mentioned in Figure 1.20 related to sheep?

  A flock of sheep, raw wool, and yarns of different wool
• What is the fundamental unit of life?

  The cell
• What is the significance of maggots in wound treatment?

  They feed on diseased tissue, turning chronic wounds into treatable ones