Question 23 of 31intermediate💡 UnderstandShort Answer3 marks

How are we dependent on plants and animals?

Correct Answer

We depend on plants and animals for food, shelter, clothing, medicine, and companionship.

From plants, we get fruits, vegetables, wood for houses, fibre for clothes, medicines, and fresh air.

From animals like cows, buffaloes, and goats, we get milk and loving company.

Animals help plants grow by dispersing seeds and making soil fertile through their waste.

We receive care, protection, food, and shelter from them, and in return, we care for them.

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Explanation

The 'We Need Each Other' section explains that just as we provide care, protection, food, and shelter to animals and plants, we get lots of things from them too. The chapter emphasizes mutual dependence and the importance of treating animals with kindness, care, and compassion.

Solution Steps

  1. We depend on plants and animals for basic needs like food, shelter, clothing, medicine, and companionship

  2. Plants provide us with fruits, vegetables, wood for houses, fibre for clothes, medicines, and fresh air

  3. Animals like cows, buffaloes, and goats provide us with milk and loving company

  4. Animals help plants grow by dispersing seeds and making soil fertile through their waste

  5. Humans and animals share a mutual relationship of care and protection