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15. What are stomata ? Mention their importance
3 Marks Questions :
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1. a) Name the enzyme present in saliva
digestion of food.
b) Name the two glands associated w
Stomata of desert plants remain cio
perform photosynthesis?
b) What will happen to the guard cells and
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continuous light. Which one will live longer ? Give reasons.
a) How are fats digested in our body? Where does this take pla
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of desert plants remain closed during day time. How do they take up carbon dioxide and
lappen to the guard cells and stomatal pore when water flows to guard cells?
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any two digestive enzymes secreted in the human digestive system and write their functions
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Answers
3 marks questions
1)a) Enzyme- Salivary amylase
function- it helps in digestion of carbohydrates in the buccal cavity. 30% of the carbohydrates are digested in mouth.it helps in the hydrolytic reduction of polysaccharides (starch) into disaccharides (maltose)
b)glands
- peptic gland- secretes pepsinogen which is converted into pepsin by hydrochloric acid. Pepsin helps in the digestion of proteins in the stomach. it helps in the reduction of polypeptides into dipeptides.
- Liver- it secrets Billie juice which helps in the emulsification of fats for their easy digestion and absorption
2)a) the desert plants take in carbon dioxide during the night and prepare an intermediate which is used instead of carbon dioxide in the day.
b) when the water flows into the guard cells then they swell up to this the stomatal pore closes
c) the plant kept in sunlight would last longer because sunlight helps in photosynthesis
3)a) fats are nothing but polyglycerides. refer to the picture for the digestion of fats. Fats are digested in small intestine.
b)
- trypsin- it help in the digestion of protein
- maltase- it helps in the digestion of maltose(monosaccharides) into 2 glucose molecules.
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