Class 10 Science - Chapter Control and Coordination NCERT Solutions | The gap between two neurons is called a

Draw the structure of a neuron and explain its function.

Which signals will get disrupted in case of a spinal cord injury?

How does chemical coordination take place in animals?

Compare and contrast nervous and hormonal mechanisms for control and coordination in animals.

Why is the use of iodised salt advisable?

The brain is responsible for

(a) thinking.
(b) regulating the heart beat.
(c) balancing the body.
(d) all of the above.

How do we detect the smell of an agarbatti (incense stick)?

How do auxins promote the growth of a tendril around a support?

Which part of the brain maintains posture and equilibrium of the body?

How does our body respond when adrenaline is secreted into the blood?

Did Döbereiner’s triads also exist in the columns of Newlands’ Octaves? Compare and find out.

What is a good source of energy?

Why is diffusion insufficient to meet the oxygen requirements of multi-cellular organisms like humans?

What are trophic levels? Give an example of a food chain and state the different trophic levels in it.

What changes can you make in your habits to become more environment-friendly?

What is the importance of DNA copying in reproduction?

If a trait A exists in 10% of a population of an asexually reproducing species and a trait B exists in 60% of the same population, which trait is likely to have arisen earlier?

Why should a magnesium ribbon be cleared before burning in air?

Define the principal focus of a concave mirror.

You have been provided with three test tubes. One of them contains distilled water and the other two contain an acidic solution and a basic solution, respectively. If you are given only red litmus paper, how will you identify the contents of each test tube?

Compare and contrast fossil fuels and the Sun as direct sources of energy.

Give an example of characteristics being used to determine how close two species are in evolutionary terms.

What can you as an individual do to reduce your consumption of the various natural resources?

On what basis would you classify energy sources as

(a) renewable and non-renewable?
(b) exhaustible and inexhaustible?

Are the options given in (a) and (b) the same?

Why should curd and sour substances not be kept in brass and copper vessels?

Explain the mechanism of the cleaning action of soaps.

Name the substance which on treatment with chlorine yields bleaching powder.

Why does the sky appear dark instead of blue to an astronaut?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of using a solar cooker? Are there places where solar cookers would have limited utility?

Why does distilled water not conduct electricity, whereas rain water does?