Class 10 Science - Chapter Life Processes NCERT Solutions | Why is diffusion insufficient to meet th

How is the amount of urine produced regulated?

What criteria do we use to decide whether something is alive?

What are the different ways in which glucose is oxidised to provide energy in various organisms?

The breakdown of pyruvate to give carbon dioxide, water and energy takes place in

        (a) cytoplasm.               (c) chloroplast.
        (b) mitochondria.           (d) nucleus.

What are the differences between autotrophic nutrition and heterotrophic nutrition?

What are outside raw materials used for by an organism?

What would be the consequences of a deficiency of haemoglobin in our bodies?

What are the components of the transport system in highly organised plants?

What advantage over an aquatic organism does a terrestrial organism have with regard to obtaining oxygen for respiration?

What processes would you consider essential for maintaining life?

Did Döbereiner’s triads also exist in the columns of Newlands’ Octaves? Compare and find out.

What is a good source of energy?

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 difference between a reflex action and walking?

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?

Why are carbon and its compounds used as fuels for most applications?

Ethane, with the molecular formula C₂H₆ has

(a) 6 covalent bonds.
(b) 7 covalent bonds.
(c) 8 covalent bonds.
(d) 9 covalent bonds.

How is the equal genetic contribution of male and female parents ensured in the progeny?

Why does dry HCl gas not change the colour of the dry litmus paper?

Why are coils of electric toasters and electric irons made of an alloy rather than a pure metal?

What is the principle of an electric motor?

Explain the following.

(a) Why is the tungsten used almost exclusively for filament of electric lamps?
(b) Why are the conductors of electric heating devices, such as bread-toasters and electric irons, made of an alloy rather than a pure metal?
(c) Why is the series arrangement not used for domestic circuits?
(d) How does the resistance of a wire vary with its area of cross-section?
(e) Why are copper and aluminium wires usually employed for electricity transmission?

What are plant hormones?

Consider a circular loop of wire lying in the plane of the table. Let the current pass through the loop clockwise. Apply the right-hand rule to find out the direction of the magnetic field inside and outside the loop.

A student has difficulty reading the blackboard while sitting in the last row. What could be the defect the child is suffering from? How can it be corrected?