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ICSE · Class 8 · Biology

Food Production

Chapter VIII-T6CISCE · Classes VI–VIII

2 worlds · 4 labs for this chapter.

Topics

Food
- Bacteria and fungi in the food industry
- Crops and horticulture
- Organic farming and Green Revolution
- Animal husbandry, fisheries, sericulture and apiculture

Learning objectives

Describe how microorganisms and animal husbandry contribute to food production.

Worlds

Places to explore freely · 2 worlds

WorldAgriculture & CropsRun a hectare a day at a time with only a three-day forecast: sow on the rain, bank the water, split the nitrogen before the rains leach it, weed in the critical weeks, count pests and their enemies before you spray, cut before the shower, keep the soil over three seasons, live ten monsoons at once, and make a season pay — every loss measured by replaying your own season without it
WorldThe Science of CookingRun a real stove: bring water to the boil and read the plateau, seal a cooker for dal, take the egg out before the yolk sets, brown paneer without burning it, split milk with lemon, keep the vitamin in the spinach, rise a dough, beat the danger zone, pour caramel in its window, and build a thali that meets a thirteen-year-old's needs

Main labs

Built for this chapter · 3 labs

Main labCrop Production & ManagementBiology
Main labFibre to FabricBiology
Main labImprovement in Food ResourcesBiology

More labs

Also fit this chapter · 1 lab

LabMicroorganisms ExplorerBiology

Practice

Questions for Class 8 Biology, with worked answers, on screen or as a printed paper.

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