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(i) Give two examples each of biodegradable and non-biodegradable wastes. (ii) Explain two practices used...

(i) Give two examples each of biodegradable and non-biodegradable wastes.
(ii) Explain two practices used in sustainable waste management.
(iii) State two ways in which plants help maintain the balance of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
(i) Distinguish between a simple machine and a complex machine.
(ii) Give the use of each of the following complex machines:
(α) Escalator;
(β) Crane;
(γ) Bicycle.
Name the four types of teeth in mammals and state one function of each.
State the use of each of the following gardening tools:
(i) hand fork;
(ii) trowel;
(iii) knapsack sprayer.
(i) What is animal feed?
(ii) List four different varieties of animal feed used on the farm.
(i) Identify two structures found in the cytoplasm of a cell.
(ii) State three functions of the cytoplasm of a cell.
State two differences between salt solution and distilled water.

Answer

  1. Biodegradable wastes: Food scraps, paper. Non-biodegradable wastes: Plastic bottles, glass.

  2. Recycling and composting.

  3. Photosynthesis and respiration.

  4. A simple machine has few or no moving parts and uses a single applied force to do work, like a lever. A complex machine consists of multiple simple machines working together, like a bicycle.

    1. Escalator: Used for transporting people between floors in buildings.

    2. Crane: Used for lifting and moving heavy objects.

    3. Bicycle: Used for transportation and exercise.

    1. Incisors: Cutting food.

    2. Canines: Tearing food.

    3. Premolars: Grinding food.

    4. Molars: Crushing food.

    1. Hand fork: Used for loosening soil and removing weeds.

    2. Trowel: Used for digging small holes and planting.

    3. Knapsack sprayer: Used for applying fertilizers and pesticides.

  5. Animal feed is food given to domestic animals in the course of animal husbandry.

  6. Hay, silage, grains, and pellets.

  7. Structures: Ribosomes, mitochondria.

  8. Provides a medium for chemical reactions, supports organelles, and stores nutrients.

  9. Salt solution contains dissolved salts and conducts electricity, while distilled water is pure and does not conduct electricity.

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