Question 21 of 21intermediate💡 UnderstandShort Answer2 marks

Have you seen waste in nature? What do you think happens to the waste of animals, dried leaves and so on in a forest?

Correct Answer

In nature, waste like animal droppings, dried leaves, and dead plants decompose naturally and become part of the soil.

This natural waste rots easily and mixes with the soil, converting into compost that provides nutrients for plants and food for tiny animals living in the soil.

Nature has its own way of recycling waste without creating garbage piles, making forests clean and balanced ecosystems.

Exercise: Let us reflect | Q: E.2 | (Page Page 14)
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Explanation

The chapter explains that materials like dried leaves, branches, fruit peels, and vegetable waste rot easily and mix with the soil. In the green dustbin section, it mentions that such waste 'gets converted into compost food for plants and for tiny animals that live in the soil.' This natural decomposition process is how forests manage waste without human intervention.

Solution Steps

  1. Waste like animal droppings, dried leaves, and dead plants decompose naturally in forests

  2. Natural waste rots easily and mixes with the soil

  3. Waste converts into compost that provides nutrients for plants

  4. Compost also serves as food for tiny animals living in the soil

  5. Nature recycles waste without creating garbage piles, keeping forests clean and balanced

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