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Neck is the part of the body which separates the head from the trunk.

The cell is the basic structural, functional, and biological unit of all living organisms. It is the smallest unit of life.

(i) They all belong to group 2 because of all three have 2 electrons in their outermost shelll.

(ii) Be is least reactive because it has 2 shells and due to, more nuclear change it is not easy to take electrons, from it.

(iii) Ca is the element having the largest atomic radius because it has 4 shells

Elements belongs to the 2nd group: ₄Be and ₂₀Ca.

Cell is the structural and functional unit of life. Cell Theory was formulated by Schleiden and Schwann and was modified by Rudolf virchow states : 

(a) All living organisms are composed of cells and products of cells. 

(b) All cells arise from pre-existing cells.

Cells which have a well defined nucleus and membrane bound cell organelles. 

e.g., all protists, plants, animals and fungi cells.

Passive transport : Transport of molecules across a membrane along the concentration gradient, i.e., from higher to lower concentration without the consumption of energy. 

Active transport : Transport of molecules against concentration gradient, i.e., from lower to higher concentration with the consumption of energy (ATP).

Geitonogamy will lead to inbreeding depression because the pollen grains are genetically similar, which results in inbreeding. Continued inbreeding will thus reduce fertility and productivity.

The functions of DNA polymerase are: 

i. The DNA polymerase can catalyse the polymerisation of nucleotide to produce DNA strand by replication. 

ii. The DNA polymerase has the ability of proofreading, i.e., to remove wrong base and to add correct bases over the wrong base.

DNA whose role appears to be to mediate its own replication and survival within the genome, e.g. some satellite DNA, and transposable elements.

In retrovirus the genetic information flows from RNA to DNA and is called reverse transcription while the enzyme involved is called reverse transcriptase.

1. A boy, his grandfather and a farmer are the characters in the story.

2. The boy and his grandfather observed a farmer working hard on his land. The farmer had taken his ragged shirt and worn-out shoes and placed them at the road’s edge.

3. The boy wanted to hide the farmer’s clothes to have fun of watching his expressions.

4. The grandfather advised the boy not to make fun of a farmer or hurt his heart. He asked the boy to keep some coins in each of the farmer’s shoes to make him happy.

5. The unexpected reward to the farmer was some coins kept by the boy on his grandfather’s advice.

The clever man was Nasruddin.

Chitra Varma was a great painter in Srikrishna DeVaraya’s court. The king made him a chief advisor.

1. 1 – B 2 – C 3 – C 4 – B

2. 1 – B 2 – B 3 – B 4 – C

1. Declarative sentence (Assertive sentence) 

2. Interrogative sentence 

3. Exclamatory sentence

4. Declarative sentence (Assertive sentence) 

5. Declarative sentence (Assertive sentence) 

6. Imperative sentence

1. a) beautiful 

b) natural

2. a) compete 

b) painter

3. a) presence 

b) empire

4. a) confusion 

b) handled

1. I see a king, two poets / two courtiers, a man covering his head with a pot and a maid-servant.

2. A king (Srikrishna Devaraya)

3. Yes, he might be Tenali Ramakrishna.

4. Yes, I know one funny incident related to Tenali Ramakrishna. The following is a funny incident related to Tenali Ramakrishna.

The neighbour lost the case. Nasruddin gave him his money, coat and horse. The neighbour said that he was sorry for interfering in his business.

1. 1) Majesty 

2) encouragement

2. 1) assured 

2) worry

3. 1) opened 

2) realize

4. 1) hailed 

2) presence

1) painter, emperor 

2) presence, advisors 

3) irrelevant, conclusions

National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development.

Correct answer is In year 1948

Initially were 23 and now there are 164 members.

In the year 1969

PAIC through its subsidary branch PAFC.

National Seed Corporation.

There are five laboratories

(b) Butea frondosa

Antonie van Leuwenhoek observed small moving organisms under his microscope are called “animalcules”.

1. (i) Acidic

2. (iv) 4

3. (ii) Alkaline

4. (i) 7 to 9

5. (i) TRUE

Thiomargarito Nomibiensis is the world’s largest bacteria.

A) P is correct and Q is correct explanation

C) How vaccines are work in our body?

A) There are high chances of getting infected with the disease.

B) Useful microorganisms in the intestine may be killed

C) David is a doctor and he sterilises the materials for surgery in his sterilisation chamber.

Answer is (B) Milk

The bacteria ‘rhizobium’ present in root nodules of leguminous plants fixes atmospheric Nitrogen.

(C) Bacillus thuringiensis

Leguminous: Plants belonging to pulses like red gram, green gram, etc.

(A) Rhyzobium

(B) Pathogens

Plasmodium causes Malaria disease. 

Nutrients:

• Nutrients are obtained from food and are used as a source of energy by the body. 
• The main nutrients obtained from food are carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, vitamins, minerals and water. Most nutrients are organic macromolecules. 
• Along with providing energy, these nutrients also regulate various body functions like growth, repair of damaged body tissues, etc.

The following table consists of different types of nutrients and their major sources.

Microorganism: An organism that can be seen only with the help of a microscope and that typically consists of only a single cell.

• Enzymes are naturally present in all food materials. 
• Quality of food changes on shelving mostly due to enzyme action, chemical reactions with the environment and due to the action of microorganisms.

(A) Symbiosis

(C) Alexander Flemming