We do not clean natural ponds or lakes, whereas an aquarium or a swimming pool needs to be cleaned regularly. Why?
Natural ponds and lakes have a self-cleaning system where natural processes such as filtration, sedimentation, and biological processes help maintain water quality. However, aquariums and swimming pools are enclosed and do not have these natural processes, which is why they require regular cleaning and maintenance to prevent the accumulation of waste and maintain clean water.
Assertion (A): Food web is a network of several food chains operating in an ecosystem.
Reason (R): Food web decreases the stability of an ecosystem.
Consider the following food chain: Grass → Grasshopper → Frog → Snake → Eagle If the amount of energy available at third trophic level is 50 kJ, the available energy at the producer level was:
Leaves of the sensitive plant move very quickly in response to ‘touch’. How is this stimulus of touch communicated and explain how the movement takes place?
Read the following sources of loan carefully and choose the correct option related to formal sources of credit:
(i) Commercial Bank
(ii) Landlords
(iii) Government
(iv) Money Lende