What happens at the synapse between two neurons?
Synapse is a point of connection where two neurons get connected or communicated, where one neuron sends information to another target nerve cell. Synapses are electrical or chemical. Electrical is where flow or exchange if ions occurs and in chemical synapse, they communicate using chemical messengers called hormones, or neurotransmitters.
Sensory nerves carry nerve impulses in the form of electrical impulses to the axon terminal which releases chemical messengers called neurotransmitters, then they go through the synapse to reach the dendrite part of another neuron. And, finally these neurotransmitters go to muscles, glands etc. to carry forward their actions.
Draw the structure of a neuron and explain its function.
Which signals will get disrupted in case of a spinal cord injury?
How does chemical coordination take place in animals?
Compare and contrast nervous and hormonal mechanisms for control and coordination in animals.
Why is the use of iodised salt advisable?
The brain is responsible for
(a) thinking.
(b) regulating the heart beat.
(c) balancing the body.
(d) all of the above.
How do we detect the smell of an agarbatti (incense stick)?
How do auxins promote the growth of a tendril around a support?
Which part of the brain maintains posture and equilibrium of the body?
How does our body respond when adrenaline is secreted into the blood?
Did Döbereiner’s triads also exist in the columns of Newlands’ Octaves? Compare and find out.
What is a good source of energy?
Why is diffusion insufficient to meet the oxygen requirements of multi-cellular organisms like humans?
What are trophic levels? Give an example of a food chain and state the different trophic levels in it.
What changes can you make in your habits to become more environment-friendly?
What is the importance of DNA copying in reproduction?
If a trait A exists in 10% of a population of an asexually reproducing species and a trait B exists in 60% of the same population, which trait is likely to have arisen earlier?
Why should a magnesium ribbon be cleared before burning in air?
Define the principal focus of a concave mirror.
You have been provided with three test tubes. One of them contains distilled water and the other two contain an acidic solution and a basic solution, respectively. If you are given only red litmus paper, how will you identify the contents of each test tube?
Draw a schematic diagram of a circuit consisting of a battery of three cells of 2 V each, a 5 Ω resistor, an 8 Ω resistor, and a 12 Ω resistor, and a plug key, all connected in series.
What effect does the concentration of H+(aq) ions have on the nature of the solution?
How many 176 Ω resistors (in parallel) are required to carry 5 A on a 220 V line?
Name two energy sources that you would consider to be renewable. Give reasons for your choices.
What precaution should be taken to avoid the overloading of domestic electric circuits?
Which of the following pairs will give displacement reactions?
(a) NaCl solution and copper metal
(b) MgCl2 solution and aluminium metal
(c) FeSO4 solution and silver metal
(d) AgNO3 solution and copper metal.
Can the wing of a butterfly and the wing of a bat be considered homologous organs? Why or why not?
Fresh milk has a pH of 6. How do you think the pH will change as it turns into curd? Explain your answer.
Describe the structure and functioning of nephrons.
Two lamps, one rated 100 W at 220 V, and the other 60 W at 220 V, are connected in parallel to electric mains supply. What current is drawn from the line if the supply voltage is 220 V?