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Question
From the word puzzle given as figure. Find at least eight words which are ‘farmer’s friends’. Classify them into living and non-living.
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Solution
From the given puzzle, the farmer’s friends are:
Living Seed, Earthworm, Rhizobium, Microbes, Ox. Living components like seeds, microbes earthworm, etc., helps in growth of crops, enrichment of soil nutrients, etc. Microbes like Rhizobium fix the nitrogen in soil, earthworms loosens the soil.
Non-living Plough, Urea, NPK, Manure, Hoe. Non-living components support the living components and help in better yield of crops. Plough and the hoe are instruments used in ploughing and harvesting.
Manure and urea are used for enrichment of soil in nutrients.
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