Question

Rewrite and complete the following sentences by inserting the correct word in the space indicated.
(i) ........... is the phenomenon of loss of water through a cut stem or injured part of the plant.
(ii) ............... is the scientific name of garden pea, which Mendel used for his experiments.
(iii A fluid that occupies the larger cavity of the eyeball behind the lens is ................. which is responsible for intraocular pressure.
(iv) Oxygen combines with haemoglobin present in RBC and forms ............... which helps in exchange of gases.
(v) ................ causes corrosion of the marble or brick surface.

Answer 1

(i) The phenomenon of loss of water through a cut stem or injured part of the plant is called bleeding.
(ii) Pisum sativum is the scientific name of the garden pea, which Mendel used for his experiments.
(iii) A fluid that occupies the larger cavity of the eyeball behind the lens is vitreous humour.

(iv) Oxygen combines with haemoglobin present in RBC and forms Oxyhaemoglobin.
(v) Acid rain causes corrosion of the marble or brick surface.