What will happen if mucus is not secreted by the gastric glands?
Mucus is secreted by the mucous glands. The mucous lubricates the food and sticks it together and also lubricates the digestive tract so that food moves through it easily. Mucous coat also protects the underlying cells from the digestive enzymes and prevents the lining of the stomach from HCL.
If mucus is not secreted by the gastric gland, the food will not move easily through the digestive system. HCL excess secretion will occur due to lack of protective mucous and produced by stress are often the cause of Ulcers.
Why is diffusion insufficient to meet the oxygen requirements of multi-cellular organisms like humans?
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?
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 should curd and sour substances not be kept in brass and copper vessels?
What do you mean by a precipitation reaction? Explain by giving examples.
Write one equation each for decomposition reactions where energy is supplied in the form of heat, light or electricity.
How do we detect the smell of an agarbatti (incense stick)?
Find the power of a concave lens of focal length 2 m.
A study found that children with light-coloured eyes are likely to have parents with light-coloured eyes. On this basis, can we say anything about whether the light eye colour trait is dominant or recessive? Why or why not?
The radius of curvature of a spherical mirror is 20 cm. What is its focal length?
How is the sex of the child determined in human beings?
Metal compound A reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid to produce effervescence. The gas evolved extinguishes a burning candle. Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction if one of the compounds formed is calcium chloride.
The change in focal length of an eye lens is caused by the action of the
(a) pupil. (b) retina.
(c) ciliary muscles. (d) iris.