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NCERT Solutions Class 9 Science Ch 15 Improvement in Food Resources



Q 1. Who is bottom feeder?
Ans. Mrigals and common carps.
Q 2. Who is middle zone feeder?
Ans. Rohus.
Q 3. Who is surface feeder?
Ans. Catlas.
Q 4. Name the cheap source of protein?
Ans. Fish.

Q 5. Which food item have maximum amount of protein?
Ans. Meat.
Q 6. How many nutrients are obtained by plant from soil?
Ans. 13.
Q 7. Who is milch?
Ans. Milk producing females are called milch animals.
Q 8. Buffaloes belongs to which species?
Ans. Bos- bubalis.
Q 9. Xanthium and Parthenium are the examples of?
Ans. Weeds.
Q 10. Name the nutrients present in soil?
Ans. Micronutrient and Macronutrient.
Q 11. Name the nutrients present in water?
Ans. Hydrogen and oxygen.
Q 12. Name the nutrients present in air?
Ans. Carbon and oxygen.

Q 13. How manure is prepared?
Ans. By the decomposition of animals excreta and plant waste.
Q 14. How manure can be classified?
Ans. 1.Compost and vermi compost
2.Green manure
Q 15. What is fodder crops?
Ans. Berseem, oats and Sudan grass.
Q 16. What is weeds?
Ans. Weeds are unwanted plants in the cultivated field.
Q 17. How many nutrients are essential fir crops?
Ans. 16.
Q 18. Which species are cows belong?
Ans. Bos goaticus.
Q 19. Honey and wax are obtained from?
Ans. Bee keeping.
Q 20. Define crop rotation?
Ans. Growing od different crops on a piece of land in pre- planned succession is called crop rotation
Q 21. Define inter-cropping?
Ans. Growing two or more crops in definite row patterns is known as inter-cropping.
Q 22. Bee keeping is done to get?
Ans. Honey and wax.

Q 23. What are the two main sources of nutrients of crops?
Ans. Manure and Fertilizers.
Q 24. Which marine fish has higher economic value?
Ans. Prawns mussels and oysters.