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(i) Find some trees in your neighbourhood having medicinal values.   (ii) Find ten occupations getting raw material from forests and wild life.   (iii) Write a poem or paragraph showing the importance of wild life.   (iv) Write the script of a street play giving the importance of tree plantation and try to enact it in your locality.   (v) Plant a tree either on your birthday or one of your family member's birthday. Note the growth of the tree and notice in which season it grows faster.  

Answer:

(i) Some trees having medicinal values are (there are many others) (a) Amla Plant or Indian Gooseberry This is one of the richest sources of Vitamin C. It is a medium size deciduous plant, which attains a height of 8 to 18 meters. Amia is used to make herbal products, which helps get rid of health-related problems like hair fall, haemorrhage, leucorrhoea, skin diseases and discharge of blood from uterus. (b) Neem Tree It plays a significant role in Ayurvedic medicine. It helps to treat chickenpox, fever, skin disease and headache. (c) Eucalyptus It is a tall tree, with heights upto 100 metres. Oil taken out of the Eucalptus leaves has great medicinal value. It helps in purifying blood and lowering of blood sugar level. It cures problems of asthma, bronchitis, cardiac problems and fungal infections. (ii) Occupations getting following raw materials from forests and wildlife  (a) Carpentry (b) Rubber industry (c) Leather industry (d) Ayurvedic medicine manufacturing (e) Paper industry (f) Glue industry (g) Fruit and food production industry (h) Hunting (i) Resin extractor (j) Perfume industry (iii) Importance of Wildlife Wildlife comprises of the innumerable varieties of wild plants, animals, fungi and microorganisms that exist on our planet Earth, rather than just cultivated plants and domesticated animals. We largely depend on this wildlife for every elementary requirement in our life. The food we eat, the clothes, we wear, the medicines we consume, a variety of building materials used for construction, numerous chemicals used for manufacturing our necessities, all are extracted from the wildlife existing around us. About 40,000 species of plants, animals, fungi and microscopic animals benefit us in some way or the other. The normal functioning of the biosphere depends on endless interactions amongst animals, plants, and microorganisms. This, in turn, maintains and improves human life further. These ecological processes are vital for agriculture, forestry, fisheries and other processes that support human life. Besides, there are several' biological processes wherein wildlife plays a key role, such as pollinisation, germination, seed dispersal, soil generation, nutrient cycling, habitat maintenance, waste breakdown, and pest control. (iv) Do it yourself. (v) Do it yourself.