• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • RBSE Model Papers
    • RBSE Class 12th Board Model Papers 2022
    • RBSE Class 10th Board Model Papers 2022
    • RBSE Class 8th Board Model Papers 2022
    • RBSE Class 5th Board Model Papers 2022
  • RBSE Books
  • RBSE Solutions for Class 10
    • RBSE Solutions for Class 10 Maths
    • RBSE Solutions for Class 10 Science
    • RBSE Solutions for Class 10 Social Science
    • RBSE Solutions for Class 10 English First Flight & Footprints without Feet
    • RBSE Solutions for Class 10 Hindi
    • RBSE Solutions for Class 10 Sanskrit
    • RBSE Solutions for Class 10 Rajasthan Adhyayan
    • RBSE Solutions for Class 10 Physical Education
  • RBSE Solutions for Class 9
    • RBSE Solutions for Class 9 Maths
    • RBSE Solutions for Class 9 Science
    • RBSE Solutions for Class 9 Social Science
    • RBSE Solutions for Class 9 English
    • RBSE Solutions for Class 9 Hindi
    • RBSE Solutions for Class 9 Sanskrit
    • RBSE Solutions for Class 9 Rajasthan Adhyayan
    • RBSE Solutions for Class 9 Physical Education
    • RBSE Solutions for Class 9 Information Technology
  • RBSE Solutions for Class 8
    • RBSE Solutions for Class 8 Maths
    • RBSE Solutions for Class 8 Science
    • RBSE Solutions for Class 8 Social Science
    • RBSE Solutions for Class 8 English
    • RBSE Solutions for Class 8 Hindi
    • RBSE Solutions for Class 8 Sanskrit
    • RBSE Solutions

RBSE Solutions

Rajasthan Board Textbook Solutions for Class 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12

  • RBSE Solutions for Class 7
    • RBSE Solutions for Class 7 Maths
    • RBSE Solutions for Class 7 Science
    • RBSE Solutions for Class 7 Social Science
    • RBSE Solutions for Class 7 English
    • RBSE Solutions for Class 7 Hindi
    • RBSE Solutions for Class 7 Sanskrit
  • RBSE Solutions for Class 6
    • RBSE Solutions for Class 6 Maths
    • RBSE Solutions for Class 6 Science
    • RBSE Solutions for Class 6 Social Science
    • RBSE Solutions for Class 6 English
    • RBSE Solutions for Class 6 Hindi
    • RBSE Solutions for Class 6 Sanskrit
  • RBSE Solutions for Class 5
    • RBSE Solutions for Class 5 Maths
    • RBSE Solutions for Class 5 Environmental Studies
    • RBSE Solutions for Class 5 English
    • RBSE Solutions for Class 5 Hindi
  • RBSE Solutions Class 12
    • RBSE Solutions for Class 12 Maths
    • RBSE Solutions for Class 12 Physics
    • RBSE Solutions for Class 12 Chemistry
    • RBSE Solutions for Class 12 Biology
    • RBSE Solutions for Class 12 English
    • RBSE Solutions for Class 12 Hindi
    • RBSE Solutions for Class 12 Sanskrit
  • RBSE Class 11

RBSE Class 10 Science Notes Chapter 14 Economic Importance of Plants and Animals

July 8, 2019 by Prasanna Leave a Comment

Rajasthan Board RBSE Class 10 Science Notes Chapter 14 Economic Importance of Plants and Animals

The branch of science in which we study about plants and their products worth economic importance is called Economic Botany.
Economically important plants are classified into following groups:

  • Edible Plants: These plants provide cereals, pulses, oils, spices, beverages, fruits, vegetables, etc.
  • Medicinal Plants: These plants provide important ingredients for medicines, e.g. ashwagandha, opium, sarpagandha, guggal, white muesli, etc.
  • Plants for Timber and Fibre: Timber from plants like teak, sheesham, rohira, khejri, etc. are used for making useful items. Fibres from cotton and jute are used for making cloths bags, etc.

Cereals:
Cereals are the most important food. Cereals come from plants of grass family (Graminae or Poaceae) and are the main source of starch. Starch is the main respiratory substrate in human body. Some cereals are as follows: wheat, rice, maize, millets, barley, etc.

Pulses:
Pulses are the main source of protein for vegetarians. Pulses belong to the Leguminoceae family of plants. Some examples of pulses are as follows: gram, red gram, pea, groundnut, soyabean, etc.

Oil Yielding Plants:
Oils are of three types, viz. edible oils (Goundnut oil, mustard oil, soyabean oil, etc), inedible oils (Castor oil, tubpentine oil, etc) and aromatic oils (Clove oil, sandalwood oil etc)

Important Spices:
Different types of spices are used in Indian food, e.g. black pepper, cumin, red chilli, fenugreek, clove, cardamom, cinnamon, turmeric, garlic, ginger, star aniseed, etc.

Beverages:
Tea and coffee are the most often used beverages around the world. India is the largest producer of tea in the world.
RBSE Class 10 Science Notes Chapter 14 Economic Importance of Plants and Animals 1

Fruits:
Fruit is a mature ovary which is formed after fertilization in flowering plants. Fruits are generally eaten raw. Jams, jellies, squash, etc. are made from fruits. Some important fruits are mango, banana, orange, guava, papaya, etc.
RBSE Class 10 Science Notes Chapter 14 Economic Importance of Plants and Animals 2

Fibre Yielding Plants:
Plant fibres are very important for us. Different parts of plants make thick-walled structures which are utilized to make clothes, ropes, bags, etc. These thick-walled structures are called fibres. Some fibre yielding plants are jute, sanai, cotton and coconut.

Timber:
Some timber producing trees are teak, shal, sheesham, deodar, khejri, etc.

Apiculture:
Rearing of honeybees for obtaining honey is called apiculture. Apart from providing honey, honeybees also help in pollination in plants and thus help in better yield from farms.

Sericulture:
Rearing of silk moths to obtain silk is called sericulture. Life cycle of silk moth happens in following stages:
Adult → Eggs → Larva → Cocoon. Silk is obtained from cocoon.

Lac Culture: 
The resinous substance secreted by lac gland of lac insect is called lac. Rearing of lac insects for commercial production of lac is called lac culture. India produces 80% of world production of lac. Lac is used for making paints and varnishes.

Fishery:
Rearing of fish for commercial purposes is called fishery or aquaculture. Fishery is done in ponds and lakes. India is at sixth position in the world in sea food production.

Animal Husbandry:
The branch of science which deals with food, shelter, health, reproduction, etc. of cattle is animal husbandry.

Dairy Industry:
About 55% of world’s buffaloes and 15% of world’s cows are available in India. Buffaloes contribute 53% and cows contribute 43% to total milk production in India.

Poultry:
Rearing of hens and ducks for meat and egg production is called poultry farming. Chicken, meat and eggs are important sources of protein and are easily available.

Wool Industry:
Wool is mainly obtained from sheep hair. Sheep is mainly reared in northern part of India.

Coral and Coral Reefs:
The calcareous skeleton secreted by polyps is called coral. Coral is important source of many precious stones.

Pearl Culture:
Pearl is obtained from the pearl oyster. Rearing of oysters to artificially obtain pearl is called pearl culture. Pearl is a precious stone which is often of white colour and is shiny round structure.

RBSE Class 10 Science Notes

Share this:

  • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)

Related

Filed Under: Class 10

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Recent Posts

  • RBSE Solutions for Class 6 Maths Chapter 6 Decimal Numbers Additional Questions
  • RBSE Solutions for Class 11 Psychology in Hindi Medium & English Medium
  • RBSE Solutions for Class 11 Geography in Hindi Medium & English Medium
  • RBSE Solutions for Class 3 Hindi
  • RBSE Solutions for Class 3 English Let’s Learn English
  • RBSE Solutions for Class 3 EVS पर्यावरण अध्ययन अपना परिवेश in Hindi Medium & English Medium
  • RBSE Solutions for Class 3 Maths in Hindi Medium & English Medium
  • RBSE Solutions for Class 3 in Hindi Medium & English Medium
  • RBSE Solutions for Class 4 Hindi
  • RBSE Solutions for Class 4 English Let’s Learn English
  • RBSE Solutions for Class 4 EVS पर्यावरण अध्ययन अपना परिवेश in Hindi Medium & English Medium

Footer

RBSE Solutions for Class 12
RBSE Solutions for Class 11
RBSE Solutions for Class 10
RBSE Solutions for Class 9
RBSE Solutions for Class 8
RBSE Solutions for Class 7
RBSE Solutions for Class 6
RBSE Solutions for Class 5
RBSE Solutions for Class 12 Maths
RBSE Solutions for Class 11 Maths
RBSE Solutions for Class 10 Maths
RBSE Solutions for Class 9 Maths
RBSE Solutions for Class 8 Maths
RBSE Solutions for Class 7 Maths
RBSE Solutions for Class 6 Maths
RBSE Solutions for Class 5 Maths
RBSE Class 11 Political Science Notes
RBSE Class 11 Geography Notes
RBSE Class 11 History Notes

Copyright © 2023 RBSE Solutions

 

Loading Comments...