Class VIII

Lets revise some important definitions :

• Sexual Reproduction : process of fusion of male and female gamete
• Sperm : male gamete
• Ova : female gamete
• Fertilisation : process of fusion of sperm and ova
• Internal fertilisation : fertilisation which takes place inside the female body.

                                      Examples : cows, humans , dogs

• External fertilisation : fertilisation which takes place outside the female body.

                                      Examples : fish , starfish

• IVF: in-vitro fertilisation : development of zygote for a week outside the body and then inserting it inside the mothers body .

                                        Babies forming through this technique are known as test-tube babies.

• Foetus : the stage of embryo in which all the body parts can be identified .
• Viviparous animals : the animals which give birth to young ones .

                                    Examples : dog,cat

• Oviparous animals : the animals which lay eggs .

                                    Examples : frog, lizard.

• Metamorphosis : the transformation of the larva into an adult through drastic changes .

                                Examples : frog, moth.

• Asexual reproduction : the type of reproduction in which a single parent gives rise to young ones .        
•  Examples : hydra, amoeba                        
• At the end, the concept map of this lesson is mentioned to have a quick recall of all the important topics of this lesson.

Adventurous, crazy, memorable, amazing , happening , lively that’s how life is experienced in defence. As soon as we start loving a place we are transferred to the another one which is quite heart breaking yet we take a bag full of memories that we cherish forever.

January ,2001  experienced massive destruction caused by earthquake in Bhuj , Gujarat . Being a three year old seeing people dying had affected me somewhere deep down in heart. Grew up and the next place was Vadodara which gave me memories of learning and speaking gujarati , doing Garba in school and eating those delicious dhoklas with the green chutney.

Pathankot, May 2006 , the place that experienced terrorist attack in 2016 made us all numb  . Hats off to the martyrs and all those soldiers who protected people over there. Makke di roti and sarso da saag is what I started loving after visiting this place. School tour to Amritsar let us explore Jallianwala bagh , Golden temple and  Wagah border all the three reminded us of our great freedom fighters and those people who fought for freedom of our country .

2010 , the year I can never forget because it took me to the heaven of India , Jammu and Kashmir , the valleys , the mountains , the rivers  and the wind had their own sound of silence  among people over there.  Explored many places like Tulip garden , Dal lake on which children play cricket when it gets frozen , Gulmarg , Shalimar garden . That overwhelming feeling when you experience snow fall for the first time can never be forgotten . And those journeys from camp to Jammu guarded by CRPF buses around you and escorts in the bus made us feel protected and safe by our soldiers .  Getting up in the middle of snow around you had its own mesmerizing feeling.

2012 , came to Bangalore ,Karnataka , the land of technology which let me experience the culture of South India and fell in love instantly with the cuisine over here .

Meeting people from different cultures , learning about them and interacting to them has made me feel so blessed. Have made me strong by experiencing the best and worst in this fauji life being a  brat . Being in defence life let me explore and experience how diverse yet beautiful our country is. Looking forward to more such explorations !

Thanks for joining me!

Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton