The xylem in plants are responsible for | Class 10 Science Chapter Life Processes, Life Processes NCERT Solutions

When a 12 V battery is connected across an unknown resistor, there is a current of 2.5 mA in the circuit. Find the value of the resistance of the resistor.

Outline a project which aims to find the dominant coat colour in dogs.

Draw the structure for the following compounds.                

       (i)    Ethanoic acid             (ii)   Bromopentane*
       (iii)  Butanone                   (iv)   Hexanal.

*Are structural isomers possible for bromopentane?

A hot plate of an electric oven connected to a 220 V line has two resistance coils A and B, each of 24 Ω resistance, which may be used separately, in series, or in parallel. What are the currents in the three cases?

How is the sex of the child determined in human beings?

(a)  What property do all elements in the same column of the Periodic Table as boron have in common?
(b)  What property do all elements in the same column of the Periodic Table as fluorine have in common?

Calculate the number of electrons constituting one coulomb of charge.

A man with blood group A marries a woman with blood group O and their daughter has blood group O. Is this information enough to tell you which of the traits – blood group A or O – is dominant? Why or why not?

What is an homologous series? Explain with an example.

Why is variation beneficial to the species but not necessarily for the individual?

List five things you have done over the last one week to —

(a) conserve our natural resources.
(b) increase the pressure on our natural resources.

What is geothermal energy?

Why are the Arabari forests of Bengal known to be a good example of conserved forest?

What is the role of the acid in our stomach?

In the electrolytic refining of a metal M, what would you take as the anode, the cathode and the electrolyte?

What are the limitations of the energy that can be obtained from the oceans?

Explain the following in terms of gain or loss of oxygen with two examples each.

(a) Oxidation
(b) Reduction

How do we detect the smell of an agarbatti (incense stick)?

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?

Why is a normal eye not able to see clearly the objects placed closer than 25 cm?