Short Answer TypeName the causative organism of the disease amoebiasis. List three symptoms of the disease.
Prior to a sports event blood and urine samples of sports-persons are collected for drug tests.
(a) Why is there a need to conduct such tests/
(b) Name the drugs the authorities usually look for.
(c) Write the generic names of two plants from which these drugs are obtained.
(i) Write the scientific names of the two species of filarial worms causing filariasis.
(ii) How do they affect the body of infected person(s)?
(iii) How does the disease spread?
Suggest a method to ensure an anamnestic response in humans.
Anamnestic response is the quick and intense response which occurs when an individual encounters a particular antigen for the second time. It is aided by the memory of primary response stored by B-cells. By the administration of a dead or attenuated pathogen in the body of person, a secondary immune response can be ensured due to the presence of memory cells in the body.
A mature embryo sac in a flowering plant may possess 7-cells, but 8-nuclei. Explain with the help of a diagram only.
In an agricultural field, there is a prevalence of the following organisms and crop diseases which are affecting the crop yield badly:
(a) White rust (b) Leaf and stripe rust
(c) Black rot (d) Jussids
Recommend the varieties of crops the farmers should grow to get rid of the existing problem and thus, improve the crop yield.
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