Passage 10
Subject: English
Overview
Passage 10
Nowadays everybody is talking about wildlife conservation. Many animals are in danger of extinction and must be saved: this is the plea of the conservationist.You may be wondering what is means when a particular animal belongs to an endangered species.The conservationist will draw your attention to two dangers that threaten the wildlife of the world.Let's look at each of them.
An animal may be said to be endangered when people begin to kill it indiscriminately. Elephants are killed for their ivory; alligators are killed for feathers. If such killing is not checked, these animals may become extinct.
There is an even more serious threat to animals. When people cut down the trees of the forest, the animal living their lose their home.Trees are cut for the fuel or for timber, and little by little the forest area diminishes.
Sometimes large area of forest are cleared to make way for a reservoir or a dam. The animals in the area are then pushed out of existence.
What does that matter, you may ask. We can do without many of these animals. The world will be safer without poisonous snakes and man-eating tigers.But if one animals species is removed from the earth, it is like removing one link from a chain. Wildlife is the vital part of our ecosystem. Nature maintains a delicate balance among the plants and animals of the world. If we go on killing species after species of animals, we will be removing thread after thread from the complex tapestry of life until finally nothing will be left of life on earth.
Things to remember
- It includes every relationship which established among the people.
- There can be more than one community in a society. Community smaller than society.
- It is a network of social relationships which cannot see or touched.
- common interests and common objectives are not necessary for society.
Questions and Answers
B. Answer the following questions:
i. How does the forest area diminish?
The forest area diminished by cutting down of trees for fuel or for timber.
B. Answer the following questions:
ii. Why are the birds normally killed?
The birds normally killed for their feathers.
B. Answer the following questions:
iii. Name any two animals that are said to be endangered?
Any two animals that are said to be endangered are Elephants, alligators
B. Answer the following questions:
iv. What is the importance of wildlife?
Wildlife is the important because it is a vital part of our ecosystem. Nature maintains a delicate balance among the plants and animals of the world.
B. Answer the following questions:
v. What happens if one animals species is removed from the earth?
If one animals species is removed from the earth, it is like removing one link from a chain.
C. Write 'T' for true statement and 'F' for false one:
i. Alligators are killed for their ivory.
ii. There is a serious threat to some animals.
iii. The world will be safer without poisonous snakes.
iv. The plants and the animals of the earth should be well balanced.
i) False
ii) True
iii) True
iv) True
A. Give short answer to these questions:
i. What is the plea of the conservationist?
Many animals are in danger of extinction and must be saved is the plea of the conservationist.
A. Give short answer of these questions:
ii. What are the endangered animals?
An animal may be said to be endangered when people beginto kill it indiscriminately.
SLC 2057'D2'
A. Give short answer of these questions:
iii. What happens when the trees are cut down?
When the trees are cut down, the animals living there lose their home.
Quiz
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