Question

Differentiate between the following pairs on the basis of what is indicated in the brackets :

à. Leaf and Liver (form in which glucose is stored)

b. ATP and AIDS (expand the abbreviations)

c. testosterone and oestrogen ( organ which secrets )

d. ureter and urethra( function )

e. hypertonic solution and hypotonic solution (condition of a plant cell when placed in them)​

Answer 1

answers

a

both leaf and liver act as storage organs in plants and animals respectively leaves store glucose in the form of starch and liver stores glucose in the form of glycogen

b

ATP- adenosine tri phospate (its the main form in which energy is stored in living orgs)

AIDS-acquired immuno deficency syndrome (it is a sexually transmitted disease which affects the immune system)

c

testosterone is secerted by testes n oestrogen by ovarian follicles and ovaries

d

ureter is athin long tube which connects the kidneys with urinary bladder

urethra is the extreme end of the urinarybladder from which urine is passed out.

e

cells shrink in hypertonic sols n swell in hypotonic sols

Answer 2

$\huge{\underline{\boxed{\sf{\red{\mathfrak{Answer-}}}}}}$

1. Leaf: Glucose is stored in the form of starch.

Liver: Glucose is stored in the form of glycogen.

_____________

2. ATP: Adenosine triphosphate.

AIDS: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

_____________

3. Testosterone: Testosterone is secreted by leydig cells, present in the testes.

Oestrogen: Oestrogen ia secreted by ovaries.

_____________

4. Ureter: Ureter carries urine from kidneys to the urinary bladder.

Urethra: Urethra carries urine from urinary bladder to the outside of the body.

_____________

5. Hypotonic solution: When a cell is placed in hypotonic solution, it get swollen up in the condition is called turgidity.

Hypertonic solution: When a cell is placed in hypotonic solution, it shrinks and the condition is called flaccidity.

_____________