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GIVE REASONS FOR THE FOLLOWING:

1. Mitosis is called equational division.

2. Meiosis is called reductional division
3. Gametes must be produced by meiosis for sexual reproduction.
4. Chromosomes are the carriers of heredity.
5. Meiosis is essential in sexually reproducing organs.
6. Gametes have a haploid number of chromosomes.
7. Cell division is a type of reproduction in unicellular organisms.
8. Haemophilia shows criss-cross inheritance.
9. X-linked recessive diseases are more common among males tan in females.
10. Mendel chose garden pea for his experiment.
11. Salt and sugar are used for preserving food.
12. On sprinkling common salt on grass growing in lawn the grass is killed.
13. Raisins swell up in water.
14. We gargle with saline water in case of throat infection.
15. The leaves of wilted lettuce if kept in cold water becomes crisp.
16. Bacteria and fungi do not grow in pickles, jams and squashes.
17. Fresh water fish cannot survive in sea water.
18. A closed can of dried seeds bursts open if some water enters it by accident.
19. Drops of water on a leaf of a plant like peepal does not enter the leaf by osmosis.
20. Plants growing in fertilized soil are often found to wilt if the soil is not adequately
watered.
21. Plants begin to die when excess of soluble fertilizers are added to the soil.
22. Leaves of sensitive plants droop down on touch.
23. Farmers usually transplant seedlings in a flower bed in the evening.
24. Pickles can be preserved by adding salt to it.
25. Grapes shrink when kept in sugar solution.
26. Weeds can be killed by adding salt to it.
27. Potato cubes when placed in water becomes firm and increase in size.
28. Seeds swell up when placed in water.
29. Fish is preserved by adding salt
30. Plasma membrane is semi permeable.
31. Land plants die if roots remain water logged.
32. Young plants wilt on a hot sunny day.
33. Balsam plant wilt during mid-day even if the soil is well watered.
34. Forest bring in rain due to transpiration.
35. All life on earth would come to an end if there were no green plants.
36. In some xerophytes leaves are modified to spines.
37. Leaves of certain plants roll up on a bright sunny day.
38. Rate of transpiration will be more on a windy day rather than on a calm day.
39. Transpiration cools the plant.
40. On a winter morning droplets of water may be seen along the margins of green plant
leaves.
41. Stomata are located more on the ventral side of the leaf.
42. Photosynthesis is considered as a process supporting all life on earth.
43. Chlorophyll is necessary for photosynthesis.
44. Chloroplast are called energy converters.
45. Respiration is said to be the reversal of photosynthesis.
46. Sleeping under a tree is not advisable.
47. Light reaction is called photochemical reaction.
48. It is not possible to demonstrate respiration in green plants in daytime.
49. Some leaves have shiny and green upper surface.
50. All life will end if green plants are not there.
51. Gibberellins can increase the sugar yield.
52. You can keep green leafy vegetables fresher and greener for a longer duration of
time using cytokinins.
53. The shoot of a plant usually shows phototropism.
54. One rotten orange can spoil the whole basket of oranges.
55. Sunflower grows pointing towards the sun.
56. Circulatory system is also known as transport system.
57. Veins have valves.
58. Arteries lack valves.
59. SA node is called the pace maker of the heart.
60. It is necessary to know the blood group before giving transfusion of blood.
61. Number of leucocytes increases during infection.
62. The left ventricle of the heart has a thicker wall than the right ventricle.
63. Mature erythrocyte in human lack nucleus and mitochondria.
64. Blood in the arteries flows under pressure.
65. Circulation of blood in humans is termed as double circulation.
66. All living things must excrete.
67. Excretion is necessary.
68. It is necessary to maintain a normal osmotic concentration of blood.
69. Urine is acidic whereas blood is alkaline in nature.
70. Glucose is absent in the urine of a healthy person.
71. Urine is slightly thicker in summer than in winter.
72. There is frequent urination in winters than in summers.
73. As a result of ultrafiltration, along with excretory products certain useful products
like glucose, salt etc are also filtered but not excreted.
74. Reabsorption is called selective reabsorption.
75. Renal cortex has dotted appearance.
76. Injury to medulla oblongata results in death.
77. We see objects clearly when their image is formed at the central region of the retina.
78. Older people require glasses to read and write.
79. Deficiency of vitamin A causes night blindness.
80. When you enter a dark room from bright sunlight, you cannot see things for a few
seconds.
81. The hand automatically shows the direction to turn a cycle without thinking.
82. A person after consuming alcohol walks clumsily.
83. Ear is protected from dust and dirt.
84. Hormones are called chemical messengers.
85. Organs like stomach and intestine are also endocrine glands.
86. Goitre is usually observed in people living in hilly regions.
87. Pancreas is called a mixed gland./ heterocrine gland.
88. Insulin is injected into the body of a diabetic person and not given orally.
89. The pituitary is called the master gland.
90. Adrenaline is known as emergency hormone.
91. The release of progesterone in the urine is an indication of pregnancy.
92. Some adult women develop facial hair.
93. Our hair stands on their ends during fear.
94. Urethra is also called as urinogenital duct in males.
95. At the time of birth the testes descend into the scrotal sac.
96. Millions of sperms are produced.
97. The acrosome of the sperm secretes hyaluronidase enzyme.
98. The oviduct funnel is lined with cilia.
99. Twins may or may not be identical
100. Human testis is called extra abdominal. 101. Testis are located in the
scrotum 102. Birth rate is high in India.
103. Medical discoveries and vaccinations have indirectly contributed to sharp rise
in human population.
104. Australopithecus was a human ancestor.
105. Cro-Mahnon man is considered to be very near to modern man, 106.
Natural selection explains the evolution of giraffes.
107. Peppered moth explains the phenomenon of survival of the fittest.
108. Use of CFC is banned in some countries.
109. It is advisable not to use horns in certain areas.
110. It is mandatory to take a pollution certificate for the vehicle.