FACULTY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND ALLIED INDUSTRIES
INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY UGR-121
ROLE OF ANIMALS IN AGRICULTURE
LECTURE 11
1. Animals play an important role in agriculture.
2. Most Animals provide food, leather and help in transportation
3. Silk worms produce Silk
4. Silk fabrics are - bright strong and light in weight
5. Silk fibres are -Used in aviation industry (Parachute and Balloon making)
6. Silk fibres are -Used in aviation industry (Parachute and Balloon making)
7. Silk fibres are -Used in surgical Sutures
8. Most useful help rendered by animals is Pollination
9. Honey produced by Honey bees is used in -
10. Food as a substitute to sugar
11. Ayurvedic Medicine forthe treatment of Rheumatism
12. Wax from the hive is used to make Candles
13. Shoe Polish
14. Cosmetics
15. Rainbow-tinted secretsof light? Laccifer lac circles Lac
16. Lac is used in bangle making
17. Lac is used in colouring toys
18. Biological Control- * Use of parasitesLace wings control aphids effectively
19. Biological Control- * Use of predatorsGambusia fish control mosquitoes effectively
20. Biological Control- • Use ofPheromonesInsect trap
21. Biological Control-* Use of Bio pesticide
22. Marine Protozoans- Foraminifera and Radiolarians- sturdy tough microscopic skeleton-
made up of Calcium Carbonate and Silica –when they die, form Oceanic
OozeForaminiferians
23. Marine Protozoans- Foraminifera and Radiolarians- sturdy tough microscopic skeleton-
made up of Calcium Carbonate and Silica –when they die, form Oceanic OozeRadiolarians
24. Pyramids areconstructed using Oceanic Ooze
25. Sponges skeleton – spicules – made ofCalcium Carbonate, Silica and Spongin fibers –
used for bathing purpose
26. Sponges skeleton – spicules – made ofCalcium Carbonate, Silica and Spongin fibers –
used for bathing purpose
27. Mollusks form apart of human diet.
28. Mollusks Shells are used for making toys, jewelry, buttons etc.
29. Pearl is produced by Pearl Oyster
30. Fishes are used as a part of human diet.
31. Fish meat is nutritious, easy to digest and rich with vitamins and poly unsaturated fats
32. Snakes skin is usedfor making• Wallets• Hand Bags• Belts etc.
33. Snakes are the only effectiveBiological & Safe control deviceto keep Rat population in
check
34. Poison is used for the preparation of
35. Birds provide us with nutritious food- meat and eggs.
36. Mammals Produce Milk.
37. Mammals help in agriculture.
