What are the functions performed by the testis in human beings?
Testis are the primary sex organs in male reproductive system. It helps in maintaining the health of male body. sperm produces in seminiferous tubules, and also produces a hormone like androgen called testosterone and secrets inhibin protein. Testosterone is the male sex hormone helps in developing the male reproductive tissues like testis or prostate or in the growth of body muscles and hair.
Why is variation beneficial to the species but not necessarily for the individual?
Draw a labelled diagram of the longitudinal section of a flower.
Why does menstruation occur?
How will an organism be benefited if it reproduces through spores?
Can you think of reasons why more complex organisms cannot give rise to new individuals through regeneration?
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 are the advantages of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction?
What is the importance of DNA copying in 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?
How does our body respond when adrenaline is secreted into the blood?
How does chemical coordination take place in animals?
What changes can you make in your habits to become more environment-friendly?
How do we detect the smell of an agarbatti (incense stick)?
What is the need for a system of control and coordination in an organism?
What were the criteria used by Mendeléev in creating his Periodic Table?
Why is the use of iodised salt advisable?
How would you distinguish experimentally between an alcohol and a carboxylic acid?
Which of the following hydrocarbons undergo addition reactions: C2H6, C3H8, C3H6, C2H2 and CH4.
What would be the consequences of a deficiency of haemoglobin in our bodies?