What are the changes seen in girls at the time of puberty?
At the time of puberty, many changes can be seen in girls. Hormonal changes can be seen, girl’s body increase in size like hips become rounded in shape and they get more curvy waist, voice become thin. Vagina, breast size and nipples size get increases or we can say they begin to develop. And at the time of puberty menstruation occurs.
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.
Can you think of reasons why more complex organisms cannot give rise to new individuals through regeneration?
How does the embryo get nourishment inside the mother’s body?
How does reproduction help in providing stability to populations of species?
What is the importance of DNA copying in reproduction?
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 are plant hormones?
An electric bulb is rated 220 V and 100 W. When it is operated on 110 V, the power consumed will be –
(a) 100 W (b) 75 W (c) 50 W (d) 25 W
Why does the cord of an electric heater not glow while the heating element does?
Name the type of mirror used in the following situations.
(a) Headlights of a car.
(b) Side/rear-view mirror of a vehicle.
(c) Solar furnace.
Support your answer with reason.
Show how you would connect three resistors, each of resistance 6 Ω, so that the combination has a resistance of (i) 9 Ω, (ii) 4 Ω.
On the basis of the issues raised in this chapter, what changes would you incorporate in your lifestyle in a move towards a sustainable use of our resources?
Do basic solutions also have H+(aq) ions? If yes, then why are these basic?
In the electrolytic refining of a metal M, what would you take as the anode, the cathode and the electrolyte?
How are involuntary actions and reflex actions different from each other?
Why is sodium kept immersed in kerosene oil?