Syringes and needles used by the youth for taking the drug could prove to be very fatal. Why?
Those who take drug intravenously (direct injection into the vein using needle and syringe), are more likely to acquire serious disease like AIDS and Hepatitis B. The viruses which are responsible for these diseases,are transferred from one person to another by sharing of infected needles and syringes. Both disease are chronic infections and ultimately fatal. AIDS can be transmitted to one's life partner through sexual contact while Hepatitis B is tranmitted through infected blood.
Fill in the blanks:
(a) Humans reproduce __________. (asexually/sexually)
(b) Humans are__________. (oviparous/viviparous/ovoviviparous)
(c) Fertilization is __________ in humans. (external/internal)
(d) Male and female gametes are __________. (diploid/haploid)
(e) Zygote is __________. (diploid/haploid)
(f) The process of release of the ovum from a mature follicle is called__________.
(g) Ovulation is induced by a hormone called the __________.
(h) The fusion of male and female gametes is called _____________.
(i) Fertilisation takes place in _____________.
(j) Zygote divides to form _____________which is implanted in uterus.
(k) The structure which provides vascular connection between fetus and uterus is called ____________.
Explain the following terms with example
(a) Co-dominance
(b) Incomplete dominance