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Textbook Questions and Answers 1. Complete the statements using the proper option from those given below. Explain the statements. (mycotoxins, budding, rhizobium) a. Yeast reproduces asexually by the …………………….. method.Answer:The yeast cells develop small round bodies on the parent cell. These are called buds. New daughter cells develop from these buds. b. Toxins of fungal … Read more

Textbook Questions and Answers 1. Complete the following table (Carefully study the carbon, oxygen and nitrogen cycles). Bio-geo-chemical cycles  Biotic processes  Abiotic processes 1. Carbon cycle 2. Oxygen cycle 3. Nitrogen cycle 2. Correct and rewrite the following statements and justify your corrections.a. Carnivores occupy the second trophic level in the food chain.b. The flow … Read more

Textbook Questions and Answers 1. Match the proper terms from columns A and C with the description in column B. 2. Complete the sentences by filling in the blanks and explain those statements.(angiosperms, gymnosperms, spore, Bryophyta, thallophyta, zygote)a. ……………….. plants have soft and fiber-like body. b. ……………….. is called the ‘amphibian’ of the plant kingdom.Answer:Bryophyta … Read more

Textbook Questions and Answers 1. Identify the odd one out and justify. (a) Chloride, nitrate, hydride, ammoniumAnswer:Ammonium is the odd one out as it is a basic radical and rest all are acidic radicals. Generally, basic radicals are formed by the removal of electrons from the atom of metals such as Na+, Cu2+. But there … Read more

Textbook Questions and Answers 1. Give examples. a. Positive radicalsAnswer:Na+– Sodium ion, K+ – Potassium ion b. Basic radicalsAnswer:Na+ – Sodium ion, K+ – Potassium ion, Ag+ – Silver ion c. Composite radicalsAnswer: d. Metals with variable valencyAnswer:(a) Iron (Ferrum)(i) Fe2+ – Ferrous [Iron – II](ii) Fe3+ – Ferric [Iron – III] (b) Copper (Cuprum)(i) Cu+ – Cuprous [Copper -1](ii) Cu2+ – Cupric … Read more

Textbook Questions and Answers 1. The accompanying figure shows some electrical appliances connected in a circuit in a house. Answer the following questions. A. By which method are the appliances connected?Answer:Appliances are connected in parallel. B. What must be the potential difference across individual appliances?Answer:The potential difference across all appliances is same in parallel connection. … Read more

Textbook Questions and Answers 1. Write detailed answers? a. Explain the difference between potential energy and kinetic energy.Answer: Kinetic Energy Potential Energy (i) Kinetic energy is the energy possessed by the body due to its motion. (i) Potential energy is the energy possessed by the body because of its shape or position. (ii) K.E = … Read more

Textbook Questions and Answers 1. Match the first column with appropriate entries in the second and third columns and remake the table. 2. Clarify the differences A. Distance and displacementAnswer: Distance Displacement (i) Distance is the length of the actual path travelled by an object.(ii) It is a scalar quantity.(iii) It is either equal to … Read more

Question 1.If diameter of a road roller is 0.9 m and its length is 1.4 m, how much area of a field will be pressed in its 500 rotations? ( π =22/7)Given: For road roller,diameter (d) = 0.9 m, length (h) = 1.4 mTo find: Area of a field pressed in 500 rotationsSolution:i. Since, area … Read more

Question 1.Find the surface areas and volumes of spheres of the following radiii. 4 cmii. 9 cmiii. 3.5 cm (π = 3.14)i. Given: Radius (r) = 4 cmTo find: Surface area and volume of sphereSolution: ii. Given: Radius (r) = 9 cmTo find: Surface area and volume of sphereSolution:Surface area of sphere = 4πr2= 4 … Read more