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NCERT Exemplar · Class 12 · Biology

Chapter 9: Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production

Practice each question, then open the answer or worked solution.

VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

23 questions
Q21Written answer

Differentiate between pisciculture and aquaculture.

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Pisciculture is the culture of just fishes to obtain products of fish whereas aquaculture is the culture of all aquatic plants and animals.

Q22Written answer

Give two important contributions of Dr M. S. Swaminathan.

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i. Dr M. S. Swaminathan is known as the ‘Father of Green Revolution’ in India. He developed high-yielding varieties of wheat in India.

ii. He is an advocate of moving India to sustainable development.

Q23Written answer

The term ‘desirable trait’ can mean different things for different plants. Justify the statement with suitable examples.

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If the character of height is taken into consideration, tallness can be desirable for one plant whereas undesirable for another plant. The same is the case with dwarfness.