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प्रश्न
In cockroaches, air enters the body through:
पर्याय
lungs
gills
spiracles
skin
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उत्तर
Spiracles
In insects (such as cockroaches, grasshoppers), tiny holes called spiracles are present on the body. Air enters the body through these holes.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Cellular respiration takes place in
(a) Lysosome
(b) Chlorophyll
(c) Mitochondria
(d) Ribosome
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- Skeletal structures surrounding chest cavity
- Muscular floor of chest cavity
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- Small openings on the sides of the body of an insect
- The respiratory organs of human beings
- The openings through which we inhale
- An anaerobic organism
- An organism with tracheal system
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What is the other name of wind-pipe?
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What is the function of the respiratory system?
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(i) Glucose → Respiration ">Ethanol + Carbon dioxide + Energy
(ii) Glucose→ Respiration ">Carbon dioxide + Water + Energy
(iii) Glucose → Respiration "> Lactic acid + Energy
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(b) Name one organism which respires according to equation (ii) above.
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(e) Which equation/equations represent anaerobic respiration?
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____________ refers to a biochemical process of oxidation of organic compounds in an orderly manner for the liberation of chemical energy in the form of ATP.
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