Can you think of reasons why more complex organisms cannot give rise to new individuals through regeneration?
Regeneration is the process of renewal, restoration and growth of tissues to the organisms itself that makes organisms or ecosystem resillience to the natural fluctuation that is done by the disturbance. And in complex organisms, different tissues and organs have their different structures. So, the rengeneration process is unable to give rise to new individuals from complex organisms.
Why is variation beneficial to the species but not necessarily for the individual?
Draw a labelled diagram of the longitudinal section of a flower.
What are the functions performed by the testis in human beings?
Why does menstruation occur?
How will an organism be benefited if it reproduces through spores?
Asexual reproduction takes place through budding in
(a) amoeba.
(b) yeast.
(c) plasmodium.
(d) leishmania.
How does the embryo get nourishment inside the mother’s body?
What is the importance of DNA copying in reproduction?
What are the advantages of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction?
How does reproduction help in providing stability to populations of species?
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 difference between a reflex action and walking?
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?
What precaution should be taken to avoid the overloading of domestic electric circuits?
Why is damage to the ozone layer a cause for concern? What steps are being taken to limit this damage?
How is oxygen and carbon dioxide transported in human beings?
Which of the following statements is not a correct statement about the trends when going from left to right across the periods of periodic Table.
(a) The elements become less metallic in nature.
(b) The number of valence electrons increases.
(c) The atoms lose their electrons more easily.
(d) The oxides become more acidic.
A doctor has prescribed a corrective lens of power +1.5 D. Find the focal length of the lens. Is the prescribed lens diverging or converging?
Two lamps, one rated 100 W at 220 V, and the other 60 W at 220 V, are connected in parallel to electric mains supply. What current is drawn from the line if the supply voltage is 220 V?
Name some devices in which electric motors are used.
What is the common name of the compound CaOCl2?
How do Mendel’s experiments show that traits may be dominant or recessive?
Food cans are coated with tin and not with zinc because
(a) zinc is costlier than tin.
(b) zinc has a higher melting point than tin.
(c) zinc is more reactive than tin.
(d) zinc is less reactive than tin.