Sidak,when visiting a supermarket,was surprised to see yellow,green,and red-coloured capsicum available in the stalls. It was a drastic change in the quality and quantity of capsicum.
$(a)$ What is this change due to?
$(b)$ How are such crops produced?

Kavita,the science teacher,was teaching her students about the types of diseases based on duration: acute and chronic diseases. She also discussed their ability to spread in public and their immediate causes.
$(a)$ What are acute and chronic diseases? Give one example of each.
$(b)$ Name the type of diseases which spread by coming in contact with a sick person. Name the different types of organisms which cause diseases.

After combing his hair,Sameer kept the comb on the table where some pieces of paper were lying. He observed that the plastic comb attracted small pieces of paper. He was surprised to see this and asked his teacher about it. His teacher explained to Sameer that matter contains charged particles and that an electrically charged object can attract an uncharged object. Specifically,upon rubbing with dry hair,a comb acquires an electric charge,which then attracts the pieces of paper.
$(a)$ Give any other practical application of this.
$(b)$ What kind of qualities are shown by Sameer?

$(i)$ State three ways by which pests attack plants.
$(ii)$ Name the chemicals used to control pests.
$(iii)$ Explain why excessive use of such chemicals should be avoided.

Raman along with his family visited the Dead Sea. There,his father observed a lady lying on her back in the sea and reading a newspaper. This astonished Raman's father,who thought the lady might be practicing black magic. Raman explained to his father why the lady was not drowning.
$(a)$ What,according to you,is the reason the lady is not drowning in the Dead Sea?
$(b)$ What value is exhibited by Raman?

$(a)$ State three ways by which pests attack the plants.
$(b)$ Name the chemical used to control pests.
$(c)$ Explain why excessive use of such chemicals should be avoided.