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Name the source plants of heroin drug. How is it obtained from the plants?


Papaver somniferum is the source plant of heroin drug. This is obtained by Acetylation of morphine, which is extracted from the latex of poppy plant (Papaver somniferum).


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Name two diseases whose spread can be controlled by the eradication of Aedes mosquitoes.


Name a human disease, its causal organism, symptoms (any three) and vector, spread by intake of water and food contaminated by human faecal matter.


Mention one application for each of the following : (a) Passive immunization (b) Antihistamine (c) Colostrum (d) Cytokinin-barrier


How do cytokine barriers provide innate immunity in humans?


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