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Seema likes sugar apple which is a multipurpose, an all-rounder fruit. It can be used by athletes as high calorie fruit for high energy. The powdered of its seeds is an effective pesticide in agriculture and horticulture and also used to remove head lice. Its leaves have anti-diabetic properties. The alcoholic extract of its leaves and stems can treat tumours. This extract is an antidepressant. Fruits are sweet and increase the haemoglobin, cooling and act as sedative. Seeds are insecticides. Its roots are powerful purgatives and used in dysentery.

(a) Why is sugar apple used by athletes?


(b) Why should we use it as a pesticides and insecticides instead of chemicals? Which value is associated with its use?


(c) Which metal is present in haemoglobin?


Name one more fruit which is rich in iron?


(d) Why should people take fruits rich in iron?


(e) What values are possessed by Seema who uses this multipurpose fruit instead of junk food?

(a) Sugar is used by athletes because:

i. It is a multipurpose, an all-rounder fruit.


ii. It can be used by athletes as high calorie fruit for high energy.


iii. It increases the flow of blood in the whole body.


iv. It increases haemoglobin too.


(b) We should use sugar apple as a pesticides and insecticides instead of chemicals because:


i. Chemicals can harm plants and can stop their growth.


ii. On the other hand, the powdered seeds of sugar apple do not cause any harm to plants as they are purely natural.


(c) Iron is present in our haemoglobin. Iron is an important element for the formation of blood in the body. The lack of iron in body can cause too many problems. The other fruits which is rich in iron is banana.


(d) People take fruits rich in iron because iron increases the production of blood in the body. It increases the haemoglobin which keeps us fit from top to bottom


(e) Seema is health-conscious, aware and knowledgeable too.


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(b) On heating copper powder in air in a china dish, the surface of copper powder turns black.


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