Biology
Related Questions
Fill in the blanks.
(a) Cleanliness, rest and sleep, and physical exercise are a part of …………… hygiene.
(b) One must always breathe by the …………… and never by the …………… .
(c) Fresh air brings …………… into the living rooms.
(d) One must never put a sharp pointed object into the ……………, it may rupture the …………… .
(e) For adults 6-7 hours of continuous undisturbed …………… is sufficient.
(f) The municipal bodies must ensure the supply of clean germ-free …………… and an efficient …………… disposal.
Tick-mark the correctly matched pairs of certain animals and their related diseases/habits.
- Culex — yellow fever
- Aedes — filariasis
- Anopheles — malaria
- Gambusia — eat up mosquito larvae
- Rat flea — diarrhoea
- Cockroaches — breed in man-holes
Mention if the following statements are True (T) or False (F)
- Contamination means entry of germs by insect bite.
- Sewage is the commonest source of contamination of water in the cities.
- Cholera is marked by acute diarrhoea and no urination.
- Typhoid is caused by a type of worm.
- Mosquitoes are the source of dysentery germs.
No urination due to shortage of water in the body is a typical symptom of
- Typhoid
- Malaria
- Dysentery
- Cholera