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Yogita Ingle 5 years ago
It is composed of the following constituents:
- Phospholipids – forms the ultimate fabric of the membrane
- Peripheral proteins – present on the outer or inner surface of phospholipid bilayer but are not implanted in the hydrophobic core
- Cholesterol – folded between the hydrophobic tails of phospholipid membrane
- Carbohydrates – found to be attached to the lipids or proteins on the extracellular side of the membrane, leading to the formation of glycolipids and glycoproteins
- Integral proteins – found to be implanted in the phospholipid bilayer
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Yogita Ingle 5 years ago
Stems of various plants have undergone modifications to perform different functions.
Underground stems or storage stems:
Examples: Rhizomes, Corms, tubers
In ginger and banana, the underground stem is called a rhizome. The underground stem in Colocasia (arvi) is known as corm. Rhizomes and corms are underground stems, modified for the storage of food. Also, these stems help in vegetative reproduction of these plants. The tips of the underground stem in potato plants become swollen due to the accumulation of food. The potato is a tuber that helps in the storage of food and bears eyes on it. Subtended by a leaf scar, these eyes bear buds that give rise to new plants.
Supportive stems
Example: tendril
The stem in some weak plants bear thin, slender, and spirally-coiled structures called tendrils that help the plant get attached to nearby structures for support. Tendrils are found in cucumbers, melons, and other members of the family Cucurbitaceae.
Protective stems
Example: Thorns
The stem in bougainvillea and citrus plants (like lemon and orange) bear sharp, pointed structures called thorns, which provide protection to the plant from herbivores.
Photosynthetic stems
Example: Opuntia
The stem in the Opuntia is green. It carries out the process of photosynthesis in the absence of leaves.
Others stem modifications
In some plants, underground stems such as grasses spread in the soil and help in perenation. These stems are called runners.
The short lateral stem called the offset in some aquatic plants (such as Eichhornia) bears leaves and tufts of roots at the node and gives rise to new plants.
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- The body surface of Annnelids is distinctly marked out into segments or metamere and, hence, the phylum name Annelida.
- They exhibit organ-system level of body organization, bilateral symmetry,they are triploblastic, metamerically segmented and coelomate animals.
- Aquatic annelids possess lateral appendages called asparapodia. For example- Nereis
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Yogita Ingle 5 years ago
Preparation of second meiotic division occurs during interkinesis. Interkinesis or interphase II is a period of rest that cells of some species enter during meiosis, between meiosis I and meiosis II. No DNA replication occurs during Interkinesis. However, it does occur during the interphase I stage of meiosis. Each chromosome still consists of two chromatids.
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Yogita Ingle 5 years ago
Synapsis: The pairing of homologous chromosomes is called synapsis. This occurs during the second stage of prophase I or zygotene.
Chiasmata: Chiasmata is the site where two non sister chromatids have crossed over. It represents the site of cross-over. It is formed during the diplotene stage of prophase I of meiosis.
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Yogita Ingle 5 years ago
The cell cycle was discovered by Prevost and Dumas (1824) while studying the cleavage of zygote of Frog. It is a series of stages a cell passes through, to divide and produce new cells.
This entire process where with the help of one single parent cell a new cell population grows and develops is known as the cell cycle.

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Mitosis |
Meiosis |
Interphase |
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| Each chromosome replicates. The result is two genetically identical sister chromatids | Chromosomes not yet visible but DNA has been duplicated or replicated |
Prophase |
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| Prophase –Each of the duplicated chromosomes appears as two identical or equal sister chromatids, The mitotic spindle begins to form. Chromosomes condense and thicken | Prophase I – crossing-over recombination – Homologous chromosomes (each consists of two sister chromatids) appear together as pairs. Tetrad is the structure that is formed. Segments of chromosomes are exchanged between non-sister chromatids at crossover points known as chiasmata (crossing-over) |
Metaphase |
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| Metaphase -The chromosomes assemble at the equator at the metaphase plate | Metaphase I Chromosomes adjust on the metaphase plate. Chromosomes are still intact and arranged as pairs of homologues |
Anaphase |
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| Anaphase – The spindle fibres begin to contract. This starts to pull the sister chromatids apart. At the end of anaphase, a complete set of daughter chromosomes is found each pole | Anaphase I Sister chromatids stay intact. However, homologous chromosomes drift to the opposite or reverse poles
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Mode of Reproduction |
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| Asexual Reproduction | Sexual Reproduction |
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| All the cells | Reproductive cells |
Function |
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| General growth and repair, Cell reproduction | Genetic diversity through sexual reproduction |
Cytokinesis |
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| Occurs in Telophase | Occurs in Telophase I and in Telophase II |
Discovered by |
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| Walther Flemming | Oscar Hertwig |
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the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.
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Yogita Ingle 5 years ago
Coelom is a fluid filled space between the body wall and gut wall and lined by mesoderm on all of its sides. The presence or absence of body cavity or coelom plays a very important role in the classification of animals. Animals that possess a fluid filled cavity between body wall and digestive tract are known as coelomates. Annelids, mollusks, arthropods, echinodermates, and chordates are examples of coelomates. On the other hand, the animals in which the body cavity is not lined by mesoderm are known as pseudocoelomates.
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Morphology is the branch of biological science that deals with the study of form, size, colour, structure and relative position of various parts of organisms.
Importance of morphology-
- Knowledge of morphology is essential for recognition or identification of plants.
- It gives information about the range of variations found in species.
- Deficiency and toxicity symptoms are morphological changes that occur in response to shortage or excess of minerals.
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The internal (thylakoid) membrane vesicles are organized into stacks, which reside in a matrix known as the stroma. All the chlorophyll in the chloroplast is contained in the membranes of the thylakoid vesicles. The stacks of thylakoid sacs are connected by stroma lamellae. The lamellae act like the skeleton of the chloroplast, keeping all of the sacs a safe distance from each other and maximizing the efficiency of the organelle.
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Yogita Ingle 5 years ago
Morphology is the branch of biological science that deals with the study of form, size, colour, structure and relative position of various parts of organisms.
Importance of morphology-
- Knowledge of morphology is essential for recognition or identification of plants.
- It gives information about the range of variations found in species.
- Deficiency and toxicity symptoms are morphological changes that occur in response to shortage or excess of minerals.
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Yogita Ingle 5 years ago
The prophase I of meiosis occurs in the following stages:
1. Leptotene- This phase is the start of prophase-I. It is marked by the condensation of the chromosomes.
2. Zygotene- In this phase the homologous chromosomes start pairing up, called the synapsis. The synaptonemal complex starts building up. This complex is required to hold the homologous chromosomes at a place close to each other. Bivalent chromosomes are visible at this stage.
3. Pachytene- In this stage, this non-sister chromatids of homologous chromosomes exchange their parts, the process is called the crossing over. The attachment point of the crossing-over of the non-sister chromatids is called chiasma.
4. Diplotene- The crossing-over process is completed by this stage. The homologous chromosomes remain attched at the point of chiasma.
5. Diakinesis- The homologous chromosomes start to separate and synaptonemal complex disappears. The nuclear membrane also disappears.
Yogita Ingle 5 years ago
The prophase I of meiosis occurs in the following stages:
1. Leptotene- This phase is the start of prophase-I. It is marked by the condensation of the chromosomes.
2. Zygotene- In this phase the homologous chromosomes start pairing up, called the synapsis. The synaptonemal complex starts building up. This complex is required to hold the homologous chromosomes at a place close to each other. Bivalent chromosomes are visible at this stage.
3. Pachytene- In this stage, this non-sister chromatids of homologous chromosomes exchange their parts, the process is called the crossing over. The attachment point of the crossing-over of the non-sister chromatids is called chiasma.
4. Diplotene- The crossing-over process is completed by this stage. The homologous chromosomes remain attched at the point of chiasma.
5. Diakinesis- The homologous chromosomes start to separate and synaptonemal complex disappears. The nuclear membrane also disappears.
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The Monerans are unicellular organisms.
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They contain 70S ribosomes.
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The DNA is naked and is not bound by a nuclear membrane.
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It lacks organelles like mitochondria, lysosomes, plastids, Golgi bodies, endoplasmic reticulum, centrosome, etc.
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They reproduce asexually by binary fission or budding.
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The cell wall is rigid and made up of peptidoglycan.
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Flagellum serves as the locomotory organ.
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These are environmental decomposers
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They show different modes of nutrition such as autotrophic, parasitic, heterotrophic, or saprophytic.
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Gaurav Seth 5 years ago
The centrosome is an organelle that is the principal place where cell microtubules are organized. Also, it controls the cell division cycle, the stages which lead up to one cell dividing in two.
The centrosome has seemingly only evolved in animal cells. Fungi and plants use different structures to organize their microtubules. Although the centrosome has a key role in effective mitosis in animal cells, it is not mandatory.A centrosome is formed of two centrioles at right angles to each another. They are enclosed by a shapeless mass of protein.The centrosome replicates during the interphase of the cell cycle.
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The dimensional formula of current density is given by,
[M0 L-2 T0 I1]
Where,
- M = Mass
- I = Current
- L = Length
- T = Time
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HRD Minister Ramesh Nishank announced a major CBSE syllabus reduction for the new academic year 2020-21 on July 7 which was soon followed by an official notification by CBSE on the same.
Considering the loss of classroom teaching time due to the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown, CBSE reduced the syllabus of classes 9 to 12 with the help of suggestions from NCERT.
The CBSE syllabus has been rationalized keeping intact the learning outcomes so that the core concepts of students can be retained.
Deleted syllabus of CBSE Class 12 Biology
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Mechanism of Urine Formation
The mechanism of urine formation involves the following steps:
Glomerular Filteration
Glomerular filtration occurs in the glomerulus where blood is filtered. This process occurs across the three layers- epithelium of Bowman’s capsule, endothelium of glomerular blood vessels, and a membrane between these two layers.
Blood is filtered in such a way that all the constituents of the plasma reach the Bowman’s capsule, except proteins. Therefore, this process is known as ultrafiltration.
Reabsorption
Around 99 percent of the filtrate obtained is reabsorbed by the renal tubules. This is known as reabsorption. This is achieved by active and passive transport.
Secretion
The next step in urine formation is the tubular secretion. Here, tubular cells secrete substances like hydrogen ion, potassium ion, etc into the filtrate. By this process, the ionic, acid-base and the balance of other body fluids are maintained. The secreted ions combine with the filtrate and form urine. The urine passes out of the nephron tubule into a collecting duct.
Urine
The urine produced is 95% water and 5% nitrogenous wastes. Wastes such as urea, ammonia, creatinine are excreted in the urine. Apart from these, the potassium, sodium and calcium ions are also excreted.
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Abscisic acid is the hormone which inhibits the plant growth, and also it is responsible for wilting of the leaves, germination of the seed, it is responsible for stimulating the closure of stomata in the epidermis and it also helps in increasing the tolerance of the plants to various stressful situations
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- In diatoms the cell walls form two thin overlapping shells embedded with silica.
- diatoms have left behind large amount of cell wall deposits in their habitat, which accumulated over billions of years is referred to as ‘diatomaceous earth’ .
- Most of them are photosynthetic and are the chief ‘producers’ in the oceans.
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A lichen, or lichenized fungus, is actually two organisms functioning as a single, stable unit. Lichens comprise a fungus living in a symbiotic relationship with an alga or cyanobacterium (or both in some instances). There are about 17,000 species of lichen worldwide.

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