Chapter 16
Garbage In, Garbage Out
Exercise
I. Answer the following questions in brief:
Ans 1 - can be converted: (a) dry leaves (b) vegetable and fruit
can't be converted: (a) plastic (b) aluminum foil
Ans 2 - Vegetable waste, green leaves, husk is type given to red worms.
Ans 3 - Food that contain salt, pickle, oil, vinegar, meat and milk should not be given to red worms. If you put these things disease - causing small organisms start growing these things disease - causing small organisms start growing.
Ans 4 - Red worms do not have teeth. They have a structure called 'gizzard' which helps them in grinding their food.
Ans 5 - Red worms do not have teeth. They have a structure called 'gizzard' which helps them in grinding their food.
Ans 6 - They also need moisture around them. If you take good care of your worms, in a month's time their number will double.
Ans 7 - A paste made of clay paper and rice husk.
Ans 8 - Burning of these produces smoke and gases that are harmful to our health.
Ans 9 - We should not be burnt plastics because it is hazardous to environment and may cause many health problems, including cancers in humans. Plastic should be sent for recycling agencies.
Ans 10 - We should not throw garbage in plastic bags as stray animals look for food in these bags, they end up swallowing these. Sometimes, they die due to this.
Ans 11 - Plastic bags thrown carelessly cause problems. As a result, drain get choked and the water spills on the roads.