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C 1 questions
C1. Answer the following questions.
1) Name the fields in which Luther Burbank’s influence prevails.
Ans: Luther Burbank’s influence prevails in the fields of agriculture, horticulture, forestry and livestock.
2) When was Luther Burbank born?
Ans: Luther Burbank was born on 7 March 1849.
3) What was Luther Burbank’s goal in life?
Ans: Luther Burbank’s goal in life was to devote his life to grow new verities of plants.
4) Name the book that helped Burbank to decide on goal of his life.
Ans: ‘Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication’ written by Darwin helped Burbank to decide on goal of his life.
5) Mention the name of the new variety of potato plant grown by Burbank.
Ans: The name of the new potato plant is “Idaho potato.”
6) How was whether in the state of California?
Ans: The weather there was mild and the soil was rich and varied.
7) How many varieties of fruits did Burbank grow on an acre of his farm?
Ans: Burbank grew several thousands of fruits in his one acre of farm.
8) What is grafting?
Ans: Grafting is taking a piece ‘of living material from one place and grow it on another plant or animal.
C2 Questions from Luther Burbank:
C2. Which of the following things was Burbank able to do because of his experimentation? (Tick off (√) against the true statement, and a (x) against others.
a) growing hundreds of varieties of apples. (x)
b) spending 15 years for a tree to bear fruit. ( x )
c) Making a young plant yield fruit in a year or two. (√)
d) growing about 526 varieties of apples in an acre of his farm. (x)
Read and Write :
C3. Read and discuss your responses with your partner. Then write.
1) How did Burbank’s genius benefit the life of a common man?
Ans: The products of Burbank’s genuine continue play a part in the day to day lives of people throughout the world.
2) Why did Burbank move from Massachusetts to California?
Ans: Burbank moved from his native place because the climate of his native place was not suitable for his work.
3) What did Burbank call his new home? Why?
Ans: Burbank called his new home “Santa Rosa”. Because he conducted experiments there for more than half a century.
4) How did grafting help Burbank in his experimentation?
Ans: Burbank would collect different kinds of domestic plants and by grafting them the plants grew strong and plentiful. This wonderful achievement was made possible by grafting many twigs on a single tree.
5) In what way did Burbank save space and speed up his experiments?
Ans: He was able to grow 526 different types of apples on the tree. It was possible for him not only to save space but also to speed up his experiments.
6) What were Burbank’s experiments on cherry, blackberry, cactus and Shasta daisy?
Ans: Burbank developed an improve cherry. He found out thorn less blackberry. A cactus without thorns that is largely used as food for livestock. He discovered new flowers like ‘Shasta Daisy’ and rose that bears his name.
Luther Burbank lesson notees for class 8th:
C4. Write a paragraph on each of the following.
1) Write a note of Burbank’s early life.
Ans: Luther Burbank was born on 7 March 1849 and was brought up on a farm in the state of Massachusetts. He devoted his life to grow new varieties of plants fruits and vegetables.
2) Describe the three techniques on which Burbank’s experiments were based.
Ans:
1. He would collect different kinds of domestic plants and bring in many foreign varieties of plants.
2. He grew many varieties of fruits and vegetables by changing water, food supply and temperature.
3. He could recognize and select the plants which showed desirable changes. He could also choose them for further experiments.
3) How did Burbank react when some of his efforts ended in failure?
Ans: Naturally many of his efforts ended in failure. But his devotion was so deep and strong that nothing could disappoint him.
VOCABULARY:
V1. Fill in the blanks with most appropriate describing words given in the box below.
1. …………community
2. …………soil
3. …………blackberry
4. …………cactus
5. …………attempt
6. …………value
Ans:
1) rich community
2) desert soil
3) White blackberry
4) thorn less cactus
5) Successful attempt
6) Scientific value.
V2 Questions
V2. Given below are some names. Classify them into categories of flowers, fruits and vegetables. You may consult a dictionary / encyclopedia if you need.
orange, plum, neem, desert cactus, mango, blackberry, banana, brinjal, potato, cherry, lemon, apple, grapes, jasmine, lotus, Shasta daisy, marigold, rose, tomato, peach, watermelon, carrot.
Ans:
Fruits: Orange, Plum, Mango, Blackberry, neem, Banana, Cherry, Apple, Grapes, Watermelon, Lemon, peach, desert cactus.
Vegetables: Brinjal, Potato, Tomato, Carrot.
Flowers: Jasmine, Lotus, Shasta daisy, Rose, marigold.
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