What is a major source of non-protein antigens?
What is a major source of non-protein antigens?
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1 Answer What are sequential and non-sequential epitopes?
What are sequential and non-sequential epitopes?
1 Answer Justify — Infection has no influence on the rate of hematopoiesis.
Justify — Infection has no influence on the rate of hematopoiesis.
1 Answer Are NK cells part of innate or adaptive immunity? Explain.
Are NK cells part of innate or adaptive immunity? Explain.
1 Answer Fill in the blanks : (i) ________ are the only class of dendritic cells that do not express Class II MHC on its surface. (ii) Epithelial cells found in Peyer’s patches that are involved in inducing immune response are ________. (iii) The adherence of immune cells to capillary walls during the process of inflammation is called ________.
Fill in the blanks : (i) ________ are the only class of dendritic cells that do not express Class II MHC on its surface. (ii) Epithelial cells found in Peyer’s patches that are involved in inducing immune response are ________. (iii) The adherence of immune cells to capillary walls during the process of inflammation is … Read more
1 Answer Hereditary changes in groups of living organisms over time.
Hereditary changes in groups of living organisms over time.
1 Answer Living things that affect the interspecies relationships in an ecosystem are known as
Living things that affect the interspecies relationships in an ecosystem are known as
1 Answer Non-living chemical and physical factors that affect the interspecies relationships in the environment are known as
Non-living chemical and physical factors that affect the interspecies relationships in the environment are known as
1 Answer All the organisms of the same species living in a particular ecosystem belong to a
All the organisms of the same species living in a particular ecosystem belong to a
1 Answer This includes a population, a biome, an ecosystem, and a community
This includes a population, a biome, an ecosystem, and a community
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Give comparison between the following: (a) C3 and C4 pathways (b) Cyclic and non-cyclic photophosphorylation (c) Anatomy of leaf in C3 and C4 plants
C₃ and C₄ pathways C₃ plants fix CO₂ directly via...
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Figure 11.10 shows the effect of light on the rate of photosynthesis. Based on the graph, answer the following questions: (a) At which point/s (A, B or C) in the curve light is a limiting factor? (b) What could be the limiting factor/s in region A? (c) What do C and D represent on the curve?
Light is the limiting factor at points A and B...
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Look at leaves of the same plant on the shady side and compare it with the leaves on the sunny side. Or, compare the potted plants kept in the sunlight with those in the shade. Which of them has leaves that are darker green ? Why?
Leaves on the shady side or from shade-grown plants are...
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Why is the colour of a leaf kept in the dark frequently becomes yellow , or pale green? Which pigment do you think is more stable?
In darkness chlorophyll synthesis ceases while degradation continues, leading to...
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Suppose there were plants that had a high concentration of Chlorophyll b, but lacked chlorophyll a, would it carry out photosynthesis? Then why do plants have chlorophyll b and other accessory pigments?
A plant lacking chlorophyll a cannot carry out photosynthesis because...
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RuBisCO is an enzyme that acts both as a carboxylase and oxygenase. Why do you think RuBisCO carries out more carboxylation in C4 plants?
In C₄ plants, bundle sheath cells maintain very high CO₂...
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Even though a very few cells in a C4 plant carry out the biosynthetic – Calvin pathway, yet they are highly productive. Can you discuss why?
C₄ plants concentrate CO₂ in bundle sheath cells around Rubisco,...
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