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a)detoxification
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5. c)areolar tissue 1
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Cross-breeding is useful in cattle improvement in the following ways:
a)Crossbred animals help in increasing milk production, growth rate, and production of overall
b)Improved variety of cattle and other livestock is known to increase production efficiency, and
it can reduce the number of resources and inputs farmers require to invest in livestock
production.
c)They are also disease resistant to various diseases than normal breeds.
8. a)The nucleoid is the region of a prokaryotic cell that stores the genophore, or genetic 2
information without a membrane.
b)The nucleus in eukaryotes is completely contained by a double membrane and contains genetic
elements such as DNA, RNA, histones, and protein.
c)Genes are passed down via generations.
d)It regulates cell development, synthesis, and reproduction.
OR
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b)The presence of the cell wall offers more rigidity to the plant cell as compared to animal
cells.
c) Cell wall structure helps withstand greater changes in the surrounding medium.
d)Under drastic conditions, the plant cells can also remain stable as the cell wall limits the
changes in the cell.
a)If the cells are not organized in tissue then the bodily processes will be disorganized and also
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there will be no coordination in the working of the parts of the body.The movement and
locomotion of the body and all essential work will also stop working. (Any two)-1/2mrk each
b) Squamous Epithelium is made up of a single layer of flat cells. The cells are in contact with
the basement membrane. When these tissues are arranged in many layers such that only one
layer is in contact with the basement membrane, then squamous epithelium is called as
stratified squamous epithelium.-1mrk
a) The two tissues responsible for movement of the body are muscular tissue and nervous
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tissue.(1mrk)
b) The tissues present in brain and spine are nervous tissues.
The nervous tissue sends signals to muscular system to show movement.-1mrk each
c) Growing Regions--1mrk
a)Cutting the leaves,sucking the sap and boring into the plant stem.-1/2 mrk each
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b) The three important preventive measures for pest control are:
c) Preventive and control measures are used before grains are stored for future use, which
include strict cleaning of the produce before storage, proper drying of the produce first in
sunlight and then in shade, and fumigations by using chemicals that kill pests. (Any two)-1mrk
each
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a)Weather conditions, soil quality and availability of water are the main factors on which crop
yield depends. As weather conditions like drought and flood situation are unpredictable, it is
important to have varieties that can grow in adverse climatic conditions and are tolerant to high
soil salinity . . (Any two)-1mrk each
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b)Some of the factors for which crop variety improvement is done are as follows:
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