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Ponds-Natural Beauty

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Ponds-Natural Beauty:                                         A   pond   is an area filled with water, either it is natural or artificial, that is usually smaller than the  Lake .  sometimes  It may arise naturally in floodplains as a part of a river system, or be as a somewhat isolated depression (such as a   kettle  or    prairie pothole ). It may contain shallow water with marsh ,bacteria and aquatic plants and animals.            Factors impacting the type of lifes found in a pond include depth and duration of water level, nutrient level, shade, presence or absence of inlets and outlets, effects of grazing animals, and salinity.            Most Ponds are frequently man-made, or expanded beyond their original depth and bounds. Among their many uses of ponds , they provide water for agriculture and livestock, aid in habitat restoration, serve as fish hatcheries, are components of landscape architecture, may store thermal energy as solar ponds and treat  wastewater as treatme

Rain

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Rain:           Rain  is liquid water  in the form of small droplets  that have condensed  from   atmospheric water vapor   and then they  become heavy enough to fall under gravity towards Earth . Rain is a major component of the   water cycle  and is responsible for depositing most of the   fresh water   on the Earth. It provides suitable conditions for many types of   ecosystem , as well as provides water for   hydroelectric power plants  and crop  irrigation. Verse of Quran: "Such as remember Allah, standing, sitting, and reclining, and consider the creation of the heavens and the earth, (and say): Our Lord! Thou createst not this in vain. Glory be to Thee! Preserve us from the doom of Fire." -Al-Qur'an  3:191 Rain is indeed one of the most important factors for life on the earth. Rain is a prerequisite for the permanence of life in a region. Rain, which carries great importance for all living things including human beings, is mentioned in various ver

Sahara Desert

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Sahara Desert:                           The   Sahara   (  Arabic :   الصحراء الكبرى ‎,   aṣ-ṣaḥrāʼ al-kubrá , 'the Great Desert') is a desert located on the    African continent . It is the largest    hot desert  in the world, and the third largest   desert  overall after    Antarctica  and the    Arctic.  Its area of 9,200,000 square kilometres (3,600,000 sq mi) is comparable to the area of    China  or the    United States .   The name 'Sahara' is derived from a dialectal Arabic word for "desert",   ṣaḥra   ( صحرا / ).            The desert comprises much of  North Africe, excluding the fertile region on the  Mediterranean Sea  coast, the Atlas Mountains of the  Maghreb, and the    Nile Valley in  Egypt and Sudan. It stretches from the  Red Sea in the east and the Mediterranean in the north to the  Atlantic Ocean in the west, where the landscape gradually changes from desert to coastal plains. To the south, it is bounded by the  l  Sahel, a belt of  sa

Changa Manga Forest

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Changa Manga Forest :                                          The   Changa Manga   (Urdu,Punjabi ):  چھانگا مانگا ) is a planted forest which includes a    wildlife preserver , it is situated in the    Kasur   and in   Lahore districts  of the  Punjab ,  Pakistan . It is located approximately 80 kilometers in south-west of  Lahore . It is one of the largest man-made forest in the world but has undergone illegal   deforestation   for its fine wood   at a massive scale in recent times.             Changa Manga is very famous an known as "one of the oldest hand-planted forests in the world", and hosts a wide variety of Flora and Fauna. The forest is known as the home of  14 species of mammals , 50 species of birds, six species of reptiles, two species of amphibians and 27 species of insects.   Thus, other than producing timber for the local industry, the forest also serves  an important role for wildlife reserve.              It was named after two  Brother Dacotis, the

Ear And its Parts

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 Ear :          Hearing is as important as vision. Our ear helps us in hearing and also to maintain the balance or equilibrium of our body.  Main parts:             Ear has three main parts i.e. external ear, middle ear, and internal ear. A- External Ear:                                                 External ear consists of pinna, auditory canal and ear drum (tympanum). Pinna is the broad external part, made of cartilage and covered with skin. It helps to direct sound waves into auditory canal. There are special glands in the walls of auditory canal , which produce wax. The wax and the hairs in auditory canal protect ear from small insects, germs and dust. In additions to this, they help to maintain the temperature and dampness of auditory canal. Auditory canal ends in ear drum . This thin membrane separates external ear from middle ear. B- Middle Ear:                                           Middle ear is a chamber after external ear. Three small bones, calle

Poem - Loveliest of Trees the Cherry Now

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Poem:             Loveliest of Trees the Cherry Now                       Loveliest of trees, the cherry now                         Is hung with bloom along the bough                         And stands about the woodland ride                         Wearing white for Easter tide.                         Now, of my three score years and ten                         Twenty will not come again,                         And take from seventy Springs a score,                         It only leaves me fifty more.                         And since a look at things in bloom                          Fifty springs are little room,                         About the woodland i will go                         To see the cherry hung with snow.                                                                                                               ( A.E.Housman ) Theme:               Cherry looks beautiful, especially in Spring. But life is too short to

Antibiotics And Vaccines

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                      Antibiotics And Vaccines   Two important medicinal drugs are antibiotics and vaccines.    Antibiotics:                   An antibiotic is a drug that kills or retards the growth (reproduction) of bacteria. They are the chemicals produced by or derived from microorganisms (bacteria and fungi) Bactericidal and Bacteriostatic antibiotics:                                                                   Antibiotics are used to treat many different bacterial infections. Some antibiotics are ‘bactericidal’, meaning that they kill bacteria. Others are ‘bacteriostatic’, meaning that they work by stopping bacterial growth. Antibiotics are among the most frequently prescribed medications in modren medicine. Three major groups of antibiotics are described below: 1. Cephalosporins:                              Cephalosporins interfere with synthesis of bacterial cell wall and so are bactericidal. Cephalosporins are used to treat pneumonia, sore

Genetic Engineering

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                          Genetic Engineering      Genetic engineering or recombinant DNA technology involves the artificial synthesis, modification, removal, addition and repair of the genetic material (DNA). Genetic engineering developed in the mid-1970s when it became possible to cut DNA and to transfer particular pieces of DNA from one type of organism into another. As a result, the characteristics of the host organism could be changed. If host organism is a microorganism, such as a bacterium, the transferred DNA is multiplied many times as the microorganism multiplies. Consequently, it is possible to obtain millions of copies of a specific DNA inside a bacterial cell.  Objectives of Genetic Engineering:                                                             The important objectives of genetic engineering are as follows  • Isolation of a particular gene or part of a gene for various purposes such as gene therapy.  • Production of particular RNA and protein molecu

Pollution; Consequenses And Control

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 Pollution; Consequenses And Control :                                                                    For better life, human society is becoming more and more dependent on technology and industries. Technology and industry are making life easier and convenient for humans but are also contributing towards the pollution of environment.  Pollution is defined as any undesirable change in the physical, chemical or biological characteristics of air, water and land that may harmfully affect living organisms and natural resources. The substances that actually cause pollution are called the Pollutants . They may be the industrial effluents, domestic wastes, medical wastes etc.  Pollutants are of two types i.e. Biodegradable and Non-Biodegradable. 1. Air Pollution:                            Air pollution is one of the major environmental issues of today. It is D efined as the change of composition of air by the addition of harmful substances (e.g. industrial and automobi

Respiratory Disorders

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                                       Respiratory Disorders There are a number of respiratory disorders which affect people. The percentage of such disorders is particularly high in Pakistan. It is due to the more concentration of air pollutants not only in the urban but also in the rural atmosphere.  Some of the important respiratory disorders are described next 1. Bronchitis:                       Bronchitis is the inflammation of the bronchi or bronchioles. It results in excessive secretions of mucus into the tubes, leading to the swelling of tubular walls and narrowing of tubes. It is caused by viruses, bacteria or exposure to chemical irritants (e.g. tobacco smoke). There are two major types of bronchitis i.e. acute and chronic.      The Acute Bronchitis usually lasts about two weeks and patients recover with no permanent damage to the bronchi or bronchioles.        In Chronic Bronchitis , the bronchi develop chronic inflammation. It usually lasts for three mo