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.
Read the passage given below and answer the question.
Food chains ‘P’ and ‘Q’ form an interconnection. ‘P’ initiates with wheat grass whose population supports a few grasshoppers, frogs and snakes.
‘Q’ starts with dead decaying leaves of wheat grass which are eaten by earthworms and then food chain is continued with frog of food chain ‘P’.
Identify the types of food chains ‘P’ and ‘Q’:
In the adjoining figure, \( AP = 1 \, \text{cm}, \ BP = 2 \, \text{cm}, \ AQ = 1.5 \, \text{cm}, \ AC = 4.5 \, \text{cm} \) Prove that \( \triangle APQ \sim \triangle ABC \).
Hence, find the length of \( PQ \), if \( BC = 3.6 \, \text{cm} \).