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X Bio Masterkey Differences 22 - 234
X Bio Masterkey Differences 22 - 234
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3. Chromosome and Chromatids:
Chromosome Chromatids
Chromosomes are highly condensed Chromatids are duplicated paired
coiled chromatin fibres distributed in chromosomes attached to each other
the nucleoplasm. by a centromere.
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8. Chromatin fibre and Chromosomes:
Chromatin fibre Chromosome
Chromatin fibres are thin thread like Chromosomes are highly condensed
structures of genetic material coiled chromatin fibres distributed in
distributed in the nucleoplasm. the nucleoplasm.
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02. GENETICS.
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17.Variation and Mutation:
Variation Mutation
Small differences shown in body Mutation is a sudden change in one
features among individuals within a or more genes (structurally or in
family are called variations. number) of an organism.
It occurs due to normal crossing over It occurs due to radioactive
of genetic material during cell radiations, genetic engineering or
division. exposure to specific chemicals.
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21.Karyotype and Karyokinesis:
Karyotype Karyokinesis
A chart in which chromosomes are All the nuclear changes that occur
arranged according to their size and during cell division are collectively
shape is called karyotype. termed as Karyokinesis.
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24.Turgor pressure and Wall pressure:
Turgor pressure Wall pressure
Turgor pressure is the outward Wall pressure is the inward pressure
pressure exerted by the cell contents exerted by the cell wall on the cell
of a fully turgid cell on the cell wall. contents of a fully turgid cell.
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28.Endosmosis and Exosmosis:
Endosmosis Exosmosis
Endosmosis is the inward diffusion of Exosmosis is the outward diffusion of
solvent (water) molecules into the solvent (water) molecules from a cell
cell through a semi-permeable through a semi-permeable
membrane when placed in a membrane when placed in a
hypotonic solution, making the cell hypertonic solution, making the cell
turgid. flaccid.
This tends to swell up the cell and This tends to cause shrinkage of cell
makes it turgid. and makes it flaccid.
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31.Osmotic pressure and Turgor pressure (function in plants):
Osmotic pressure Turgor pressure
Osmotic pressure is the minimum Turgor pressure is the outward
pressure required to prevent the pressure exerted by the cell contents
passage of pure solvent (water of a fully turgid cell on the cell wall.
molecules) from dilute to
concentrated solution through the
semi permeable membrane.
04. PHOTOSYNTHESIS.
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34.Chlorophyll and Chloroplast:
Chlorophyll Chloroplast
Chlorophyll is a green pigment Chloroplast is the structural and
present in green plants. functional unit of photosynthesis.
It contains magnesium, carbon, It contains the pigment chlorophyll.
hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen.
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37.Stoma/Stomata and Stroma:
Stoma/Stomata Stroma
Stomata are tiny pores located in The ground substance or matrix in
plants, on the epidermis of the leaves the chloroplast is called stroma.
for exchange of gases.
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05. TRANSPIRATION.
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46.Evaporation and Transpiration:
Evaporation Transpiration
Evaporation is loss of water from any Transpiration is the loss of water in
surface in the form of vapour, at the form of water vapour from the
room temperature. aerial parts of the plant.
It is a physical change controlled by It is a vital and partly, a physical
the temperature and humidity of the process controlled by both internal
atmosphere. and external factors.
It is a fast process. It is a very slow process.
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The plants grown in a light The movement of plant or plant parts
illuminating region from all towards nutrition (sugars, area rich in
directions, grow more or less food).
upwards.
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08. THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.
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57.Serum and Vaccine:
Serum Vaccine
It is blood plasma without protein The material introduced into the
fibrinogen. body to develop resistance against
diseases is called the vaccine.
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61.Pulmonary circulation and Systemic circulation:
Pulmonary circulation Systemic circulation
Pulmonary circulation is the Systemic circulation is the circulation
circulation of the deoxygenated of the oxygenated blood from the left
blood from the right ventricle of the ventricle of the heart to all parts of the
heart to the lungs through pulmonary body through the aorta and
artery and oxygenated blood from deoxygenated blood from all parts of
the lungs to the left auricle of the the body to the right auricle of the
heart through the pulmonary veins. heart through the superior and
inferior vena cava.
It starts from right ventricle, goes to It starts from the left ventricle, goes to
lungs and comes back to heart in left all parts of the body and comes back
auricle. to heart in right auricle.
Blood travels in pulmonary artery and Blood travels in aorta and SVC and IVC.
vein.
This system gets oxygenated blood to This system gets deoxygenated blood
the heart. to the heart.
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64.Arteries and Veins:
Arteries Veins
Definition Blood vessel which Veins are blood vessel that
carries blood away from conveys the blood away
the heart towards the from the organs towards the
organ. heart.
Structure Thick elastic and more Thin less elastic and less
muscular walls. muscular walls.
Have a narrow lumen. Have a wider lumen.
No valves in their inner Valves present in their inner
lining. lining to prevent backward
flow of blood.
General Smallest artery branches Smallest vein arises from
into arterioles. venules.
Deeply situated. Superficially situated.
Do not collapse when Collapse when empty.
empty.
Blood composition Carry oxygenated blood Carry deoxygenated blood
(except pulmonary (except pulmonary vein).
artery).
Blood flow Blood flows in spurts. Blood flows evenly.
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67.Antibodies and Antitoxins:
Antibodies Antitoxins
Antibodies are special chemicals found Antitoxins are specialized antibodies,
in the blood, of class immunoglobulin, which neutralizes (detoxify) the
produced by lymphocytes as a poisonous effect of toxins of
response to antigen of the pathogen. pathogens.
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72.Universal donor and Universal recipient:
Universal donor Universal recipient
A person with “O” type of blood can A person with AB type of blood can
give blood to all types of blood groups receive blood from all types of blood
– O, A, B, AB hence called universal groups – AB, B, A and O hence called
donor. universal recipient.
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76.Renal pelvis and Renal papilla (structure):
Renal pelvis Renal papilla
It is funnel like dilated proximal part They are projecting finely striped
of the ureter in the kidney. muscles arranged in pyramids in renal
medulla.
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81.Excretion and Catabolism:
Excretion Catabolism
The process of elimination of harmful It is the process of breaking complex
substances from the body in the form food molecules in living organisms
of metabolic waste is called into simple ones (to be easily
excretion. absorbed in the blood), with the
Ex: Urine formation. release of energy.
Ex: Digestion, respiration.
It is an elimination process. It is destructive process of
metabolism.
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10. THE NERVOUS SYSTEM.
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87.Natural Reflex and Conditioned Reflex:
Natural (simple) reflex Conditioned (acquired) reflex
Natural reflexes are inborn reflexes Conditioned reflexes are consciously
inherited from the parents. repeated voluntary actions with
specific stimuli.
These reflexes need no previous It is developed during lifetime due to
experience or learning. experience or learning.
Directly related to the stimulus. Brought about by a condition totally
different from the direct initial
stimulus.
Similar in all humans (or similar Differs in different individuals,
among all individuals of any one subject to learning and experience.
species).
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91.Dura mater and Arachnoid membrane (Location):
Dura mater Arachnoid membrane
Outermost membrane of the Middle layer of the meninges.
meninges.
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97.Cerebrum and Spinal cord (arrangement of cytons and axons of
neurons):
Cerebrum Spinal cord
The gray matter (cyton without The gray matter (cyton without
myelin sheath) is on the outside and myelin sheath) is inside and white
white matter (axon with myelin matter (axon with myelin sheath) is
sheath) is inside. on the outside.
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11. SENSE ORGANS – EYE AND EAR.
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104. Choroid layer of eye and sclerotic layer of eye (function):
Choroid layer Sclerotic layer
It provides nourishment to the eye It protects the inner parts of the eye
and prevents light rays from from mechanical damage.
reflecting and scattering inside the
eye.
109. Night blindness and Colour blindness (sensory cells which cannot
function properly):
Night blindness Colour blindness
Rod cells does not function properly Cone cells do not function properly
due to deficiency of vitamin A. due to genetic inheritance.
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110. Macula and Blind spot (Structure):
Macula Blind spot
Macula is an area of brightest vision Blind spot is an area of no vision,
having maximum numbers of cones. having no rods or cones.
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115. Diabetes mellitus and Diabetes insipidus:
Diabetes mellitus Diabetes insipidus
Due to under secretion of insulin. Due to under secretion of ADH.
Urine with sugar. Urine with excess water.
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119. Glucagon and Glucocorticoid:
Glucagon Glucocorticoid
It is hormone secreted by alpha cells Glucocorticoid is the hormone
of islets of langerhans of pancreas. secreted by adrenal cortex.
It increases blood sugar level by Regulates carbohydrate, protein and
converting glycogen to glucose. fat metabolism.
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123. Enzymes and Hormones (chemical composition and mode of action):
Enzymes Hormones
They are bio – catalyst, proteinaceous Hormones are information
in nature. molecules, proteinaceous in nature
like peptides and amines or
cholesterol/fats in nature like
Steroids.
They act on target organs near to the They act on target organs away from
source. the source.
125. Addison’s disease and Cushing’s syndrome (cause and sugar level):
Addison’s disease Cushing’s syndrome
It is caused due to Hypo secretion It is caused due to Hyper secretion of
from adrenal cortex. adrenal cortex.
Hypoglycemia. Hyperglycemia.
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One parent is involved. Two parents (male and female) are
involved.
It is a rapid process during favourable It is a slower process.
conditions.
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130. Hymen and Clitoris:
Hymen Clitoris
A thin membrane partially closing the It is a small highly sensitive erectile
opening of the vagina in young tissue in the uppermost part of the
females is called hymen (or the virgin vulva in front of the urethral opening.
knot). Equivalent of male penis.
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135. Follicle and Corpus luteum:
Follicle Corpus luteum
It is a cellular sac in the female ovary It is a yellow mass of the remnant of
that encloses an ovum. the follicle in the ovary, after
ovulation.
It produces matured ova and It produces hormone progesterone.
hormone oestrogen prior to
ovulation.
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139. Identical twins and Fraternal twins:
Identical twins Fraternal twins
Twins produced from a single Twins produced from two eggs that
fertilised egg which splits or are released from the ovaries at the
separates into two individuals during same time and both gets fertilised to
its early stages of cell division are produce two individuals are called
called Identical twins or maternal fraternal twins.
twins.
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144. Placenta and Umbilical cord:
Placenta Umbilical cord
It is a disc like structure in the uterine It is the blood vessel containing cord
wall, which nourishes and maintains between the placenta and the foetus.
the foetus through the umbilical
cord.
14. POPULATION.
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148. Conventional and Non-conventional sources of energy (examples):
Conventional sources of energy Non-conventional sources of energy
Conventional sources like fossil fuels Non-conventional sources of energy
(coal and petroleum). like solar, nuclear, tidal or wind
energy.
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15. POLLUTION.
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155. Sewage and Effluents:
Sewage Effluents
Liquid waste from domestic activities Liquid waste containing chemical
like kitchen waste, toilet and other pollutants like methyl mercury, etc.
house hold waste from laundry, discharged from various industries
dishwashing, etc. is called sewage. like chemical, metallurgy, food
processing, etc. into water bodies is
called effluents.
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