Question

Q2) Name two deficiency disease caused due to PEM. Write their symptoms.

Answer 1

Answer:

The two common forms of PEM are kwashiorkor and marasmus. Detailing on PEM, Dr Bhoomika R Kar of Centre of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences (CBCS) said, "Kwashiorkor is caused by severe protein deficiency.

Answer 2

Answer:

A soil is simply a porous medium consisting of minerals, water, gases, organic matter, and microorganisms. The traditional definition is: Soil is a dynamic natural body having properties derived from the combined effects of climate and biotic activities, as modified by topography, acting on parent materials over time.

There are five basic components of soil that, when present in the proper amounts, are the backbone of all terrestrial plant ecosystems.