Class 10 Science - Chapter Life Processes NCERT Solutions | The autotrophic mode of nutrition requir

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

How is the amount of urine produced regulated?

What are the different ways in which glucose is oxidised to provide energy in various organisms?

What criteria do we use to decide whether something is alive?

The breakdown of pyruvate to give carbon dioxide, water and energy takes place in

        (a) cytoplasm.               (c) chloroplast.
        (b) mitochondria.           (d) nucleus.

What are the differences between autotrophic nutrition and heterotrophic nutrition?

What are outside raw materials used for by an organism?

What are the components of the transport system in highly organised plants?

What would be the consequences of a deficiency of haemoglobin in our bodies?

What advantage over an aquatic organism does a terrestrial organism have with regard to obtaining oxygen for respiration?

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

What is a good source of energy?

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?

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?

Several electric bulbs designed to be used on a 220 V electric supply line, are rated 10 W. How many lamps can be connected in parallel with each other across the two wires of 220 V line if the maximum allowable current is 5 A?

Let the resistance of an electrical component remains constant while the potential difference across the two ends of the component decreases to half of its former value. What change will occur in the current through it?

Why do you think the noble gases are placed in a separate group?

Would you be able to check if water is hard by using a detergent?

A positively-charged particle (alpha-particle) projected towards west is deflected towards north by a magnetic field. The direction of magnetic field is

   (a) towards south                 (b) towards east
   (c) downward                       (d) upward

Will the impact of removing all the organisms in a trophic level be different for different trophic levels? Can the organisms of any trophic level be removed without causing any damage to the ecosystem?

The values of current I flowing in a given resistor for the corresponding values of potential difference V across the resistor are given below –

I (amperes)   0.5   1.0   2.0   3.0    4.0
V (volts)        1.6   3.4   6.7   10.2  13.2

Plot a graph between V and I and calculate the resistance of that resistor.

Besides gallium, which other elements have since been discovered that were left by Mendeléev in his Periodic Table? (any two)

Why are some substances biodegradable and some non-biodegradable?

How will an organism be benefited if it reproduces through spores?